Trump’s Reflecting Pool Renovation Actually Makes Everything Worse (opens in new tab)

The Trump administration spent nearly $15 million to rid the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool of algae. They were not successful.Within days of refilling the pool, the green algae hasn’t just returned but is instead having a “field day” thanks to high phosphate levels in the water, according to an algae researcher at the Smithsonian that spoke with CNN Tuesday.CNN sampled and tested some of the pool’s water with the help of a swimming pool store. They found that the water contained phosphate ...