Algae returns to Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool days after $14M renovation completion
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Sunlen Serfaty, Kit Maher, Dugald McConnell
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The Trump administration's $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, completed just over a week ago, is already plagued by algae growth. Crews have been dispatched to vacuum algae clumps and apply hydrogen peroxide treatments to combat the recurring problem that has affected the pool for decades.
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But already it's been hit with a problem that has haunted administrations for decades: algae.
Over the past week, the Trump administration has jumped into action, sending crews clad in hip-waders to vacuum up the clumps of algae and on Tuesday, dispatching workers to d
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