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algae growth
Coverage of algae growth in the Nexus archive.
- Trump lays out new details on Reflecting Pool 'vandals'
President Trump provided additional details about his belief that vandals caused damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and surrounding grass. He cited vandalism as the reason for peeling layers, algae growth, and grass destruction at the National Mall site.
- Trump says vandals used chemicals to damage newly renovated reflecting pool near Lincoln Memorial
President Donald Trump accused vandals of using chemicals to damage the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, which had faced issues with algae growth and peeling paint shortly after a $14.8 million restoration. The National Park Service is using chemicals and ozone treatments to address the algae, while authorities investigate the vandalism and a prior '86 47' message etched near the National Mall.