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7 resultsfor “Why did the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turn green”

World

How and why algae clouded Trump's vision for an 'American flag blue' Reflecting Pool

Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is once again making headlines, this week for turning green. The Washington

NPR Topics: News5h ago
Politics

First Thing: Trump backs G7 statement on Iran deal as domestic criticism grows

turn reflecting pool ‘American flag blue’** ![A person in waders and hi-vis vest stands in the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/042ce7246bbeb3069e5dab88d0a67df8657a92e3/1117_327_3547_2838/master/3547.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) An employee removes algae from the newly painted Lincoln Memorial reflecting

The Guardian WorldJun 17
Politics

Algae thwarts Trump’s $14.2m attempt to turn reflecting pool ‘American flag blue’

turn the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool from what the US president described as a “filthy” and “dirty” site into a “beautiful” monument has encountered a hitch. The water is green

The Guardian WorldJun 16
Politics

Workers racing to turn reflecting pool blue for Trump may be at risk, union warns

reflecting pool on the US capital’s National Mall – [scene of Martin Luther King’s 1963 “I have a dream speech”](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U4YDBQco2SE) – after it was drained of water and fenced off from

The Guardian WorldMay 17
Politics

No-bid contract to turn DC’s reflecting pool blue goes to firm with ties to Trump

Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was given to [Atlantic Industrial Coatings](https://vaspray.com/aic/sites/index/#page-top), based in New Canton, Virginia, on 3 April – despite company records’ showing it has not previously been awarded a federal contract

The Guardian WorldMay 9
Politics

Trump's 'American flag blue' reflecting pool project gets a mixed reaction in D.C.

turn the reflecting pool from its longtime gray hue to a swimming pool-like blue. NPR has reached out to the National Park Service, which administers the National Mall, for more information about the timeline

NPR Topics: NewsApr 28
Politics

The many ways Trump wants to change D.C., from buildings to statues to parks

pool at Mar-a-Lago," he adds. Trump said the project would cost less than $2 million — a fraction of what he said he had been quoted previously — and take one to two weeks

NPR Topics: NewsMay 4