Trump, Reflecting Pool and Algae

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Rips appear in Reflecting Pool's new sealant after algae turn water green
President Trump's efforts to spruce up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool faced a snag this week, with algae turning the water a fluorescent green hue while rips appeared in an "American Flag Blue" ...

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Algae clouded Trump's vision for the Reflecting Pool. But scientists aren't surprised
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The Reflecting Pool turned green. Killing the algae may not fix it
The paint is already peeling in Trump's renovated Washington Reflecting Pool
The ​paint on Washington's newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Thursday was ‌peeling away from the bottom and into the algae-tinted water, less than two weeks after President Donald Tr...

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Trump Found Someone New To Blame For Reflecting Pool Fiasco In Wild Nighttime Rant
Reflecting Pool Is Now Under Siege by a Different and More ‘Aggressive’ Form of Algae: Report
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool project has local connection
Green Water Solutions, LLC (also known as Greenwater Services), based in Brookfield, secured a $1.7 million no-bid contract from the Department of the Interior for “repair or alteration of water suppl...

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What Trump's Reflecting Pool renovation project and the Iran war have in common
First Algae, Now the Reflecting Pool's New Paint is Peeling Away
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White House blames Obama as Reflecting Pool turns green with algae days after big renovation

The pool has once again turned a fetid green colour as algae blooms across the iconic pool despite the $14 million makeover ordered by Donald Trump
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The Reflecting Pool is green again. Here’s what people are saying and why it keeps happening.

The Reflecting Pool turned green again just days after a $14.2 million renovation, and the reaction online was quick.
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Make America Green Algae-ish

Step 1: Announce your intent to solve some longstanding problem, like America’s trade deficit, 1 or Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon, or the national debt, or an algae-ridden reflecting pool.