Event Brief
Reflecting Pool coating peeling after algae turned water green
Filed: Jun 20, 2026 at 12:02 PM ET
Summary: National Park Service crews are cleaning algae after the Reflecting Pool turned bright green, as a blue coating begins peeling.
WHO: National Park Service crews
WHAT: The Reflecting Pool’s water was turned bright green by algae, and the “American flag blue” coating is coming off.
WHEN: Jun 20, 2026 at 9:29 AM ET
WHERE: Washington, D.C.
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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