National Park Service employees reportedly received an email urging them to support ‘critical pre-July 4th operational needs,’ including ‘scrubbing and pump out operations’

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.

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."

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.

Experts had warned that Trump's plan could make the problem worse. Now, there are signs those concerns were justified.

National Park Service crews are working to control what experts say was likely an inevitable problem: a large algae bloom on the National Mall.

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom

Not just aesthetically but biologically

National Park Service continues push to eradicate algae from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as tourists and locals gathered to view the green-tinged water.

US President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with its “American flag blue” bottom has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom that park