When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae just days after a US$15 million renovation, the U.S. government scrambled for chemicals and expensive technical solutions to fix the ...

President Donald Trump sought to have the Reflecting Pool’s renovation completed before July 4, though algae blooms and ...

The Trump administration spent $14.8 million painting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool an "American Flag Blue." See why the pool is green again.

About two weeks ago, President Donald Trump said work to restore the Reflecting Pool was finished. It has since turned green and paint is peeling.

President Donald Trump's project to make the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool 'American Flag Blue' has faced a series of ...

Q: I got home from work last night and couldn’t wait to get into my pool to soak away the day, but when I got to the backyard, the pool water was green—not light green, either, but dark. I didn’t even ...

The "American flag blue" finish has turned into something else entirely, but why has algae reappeared?

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appeared less swampy on June 22. Here's what else USA TODAY saw, including ducks and National Guardsmen.

Workers completed a Trump administration directive to paint the floor of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool "American flag blue" in early June 2026.

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

Seth Meyers jokes that he should "just quit" his job after Trump turned the Reflecting Pool green, because "the metaphor is way too obvious" ...

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