‘I think it’s a mess. I’ve never seen it this green before,’ one area resident griped

"Happy Birthday Donald. You’ve renewed and invigorated the Swamp."

"Happy Birthday Donald. You’ve renewed and invigorated the Swamp."

The Department of the Interior said the algae bloom turning the pool green was being “vacuumed up as we speak.”

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.

The Trump administration spent about $14.2 million on renovations to the Reflecting Pool, including painting it “American Flag Blue.”

Green algae reappeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after Trump's $13 million renovation, prompting questions about the project's effectiveness.

Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after an expensive repair project

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Administration had claimed algae at Lincoln Memorial pool would be cleared after the renovation, but it has proliferated amid warm weather

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green just days after its $14m (£10m) renovation project was completed. The six-week long project saw the pool drained before…

Green algae has bloomed in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool despite Trump’s much touted renovation by hand-picked no-bid contractors.

‘I think it’s a mess. I’ve never seen it this green before,’ one area resident griped

National Park Service employees pour bleach into Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to combat algae growth after $14.2M renovation by Trump admin.

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President Donald Trump’s more than $13 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation was completed just over a week ago, with its iconic 2,800 square feet refilled with 6.5…

Algae has reappeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after it was refilled following construction, where the bottom was painted "American flag blue."

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Trump had been celebrating the completed paint job just days before D.C. residents noticed that it had turned green.

Warm weather has fueled a bloom that National Park Service workers are trying to kill using everything from hydrogen peroxide to nanobubbles ahead of July 4 celebrations.

The Interior Department is using a combination of new nanobubble technology and hydrogen peroxide to clean the green water in the reflecting pool.