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ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 4 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Jun 17, 12:56 AM

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Crews battle algae bloom in Washington’s newly repainted Reflecting Pool

Work crews poured hydrogen peroxide into the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday to combat an algae bloom, a little over a week after it was repainted as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to revamp some of Washington’s major monuments.

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What happenedCrews battle algae bloom in Washington’s newly repainted Reflecting Pool.
What changedThe left frames it as "Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting...". The center frames it as "Workers treating algae in newly renovated Reflecting Pool with hydrogen peroxide and ‘nan...".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

57WORDING GAP

7 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting...". The center frames it as "Workers treating algae in newly renovated Reflecting Pool with hydrogen peroxide and ‘nan...".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Jun 16, 9:30 PM: St. Louis Post-Dispatch joined the source map.

Jun 16, 10:20 PM: Washington's Top News (WTOP) joined the source map.

Jun 16, 11:19 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Jun 16, 11:20 PM: WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center ·News report

Crews battle algae bloom in Washington’s newly repainted Reflecting Pool

Work crews poured hydrogen peroxide into the newly repainted Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Tuesday to combat an algae bloom, a little over a week after it was repainted as part of Pre...

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Center-left ·News report

Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

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President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom

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Center ·News report

Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom. Park service workers are struggling to address The issue:::.

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Center ·News report

Crews using hydrogen peroxide, nanobubble technology to clean algae bloom from reflecting pool

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We reached out to the National Park Service to ask what chemicals are being used and could there be impact on wildlife.

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Center-left ·News report

Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom

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Center ·News report

Workers treating algae in newly renovated Reflecting Pool with hydrogen peroxide and ‘nanobubbles’

Algae has been growing in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool since the water feature was refilled last week after a multimillion-dollar renovation.

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Center-left ·News report

Crews battle algae bloom in Washington's newly repainted Reflecting Pool

Drastic measures are being taken to remove green algae filling the pool just days after multimillion-dollar renovations were completed.

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