Nonprofit sues the federal government over plans to paint Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue

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A nonprofit has sued the federal government over its plans to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue

Updated 13 hours ago
PBS NewsHour
NPR
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The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a nonprofit advocacy organization, is asking a federal judge to halt President Trump's plans to resurface the reflecting pool on the National Mall. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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Lawsuit challenges Trump’s Reflecting Pool project as projected costs soar
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
Leaning left
5/11/2026

Lawsuit challenges Trump's Reflecting Pool project as projected costs soar

A non-profit group suing to stop President Trump's Reflecting Pool renovation on the National Mall claims the project breaks federal law. Last month, the president announced the pool would be repainted blue. The New York Times is also reporting that its initial cost of less than two million dollars has now ballooned.

Nonprofit sues the federal government over plans to paint Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue
NPR
NPR
Leaning left
5/12/2026

A nonprofit has sued the federal government over its plans to paint the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue

With a blue sky above the Lincoln Memorial, people walk along the reflection pool in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 2023. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption A nonprofit is suing the National Park Service, the Department of the Interior and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum over the decision to resurface the Lincoln Memorial.