Green Algae Returns to DC Reflecting Pool

1 sourceUpdated Jun 16, 2026

The newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was supposed to leave people green with envy. Instead, green algae has returned to the site on the National Mall despite the the more than $13 million project by…

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