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House Republican: Let Reflecting Pool ‘go’ and ‘create an ecosystem’

  • Rep. Tim Burchett suggested letting the Reflecting Pool “go” and become an ecosystem with fish to address algae — a quirky, outside-the-box idea.
  • The recently completed $14.6M renovation saw paint peeling and an algal bloom that turned the pool green; the National Park Service used hydrogen peroxide and nanobubble ozone to treat it.
  • Bystanders found dead ducks (necropsies pending), and the Trump administration blamed vandalism and announced six arrests connected to the site.
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