ABCNEWS - WATCH: Questions surround $14M Reflecting Pool renovation as new paint peels off the bottom
Washington’s iconic Reflecting Pool is still green from algae – and now the “American Flag Blue” paint is peeling off the bottom.
HUFFPOST - This Is How Things Are Going At The Reflecting Pool
Trump wanted the pool to be American flag blue, but instead, he got algae bloom green.
ABCNEWS - Park Service continues to battle algae in renovated Reflecting Pool
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.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - National Park Service uses chemicals and micro bubbles in algae fight at refurbished Reflecting Pool
The hydrogen peroxide, which is used in spas and natural swimming pools, is milder than chlorine. The nanobubbles reduce the need for chemical treatments.
NYTIMES (Trish Bendix) - Late Night Wades Into the Reflecting Pool’s Algae Bloom
President Trump “promised he would drain the swamp,” Jimmy Kimmel said. “Instead, he spent 14 million of our dollars building a new one.”
HUFFPOST - Critics Pounce On Trump's Algae-Filled Reflecting Pool As Officials Race To Clean Up
Trump can't be happy that tourists can't see his handpicked "American flag blue" paint.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Sarah Davis and The Hill) - Workers dump hydrogen peroxide into reflecting pool to fight algae
Hydrogen peroxide is used in spas and natural swimming pools as a less-harsh alternative to chlorine treatments.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Green algae reappears in the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
The Interior Department said that the algae at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was killed by the "advanced nanobubbler technology" that was installed during the renovation, and it is being vacuumed up. Algae has been a problem ever since the pool was constructed in the 1920s.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Raw video: Algae already in renovated Reflecting Pool
Green algae has reappeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool just days after the completion of a $14.2 million renovation. Contracted crews with the National Park Service (NPS) took to the water Sunday to remove the algae. Workers said supply lines came back online following eight weeks of restoration work, which caused the problem. Read More: https://thehill.com/
NYTIMES (Maxine Joselow) - Algae Is Turning the Reflecting Pool Green. Again.
Algal blooms have hit the site, between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, after a $14.2 million repair project.