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A nonprofit sues to halt Trump’s ‘American flag blue’ repaint of the Reflecting Pool
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A nonprofit sues to halt Trump’s ‘American flag blue’ repaint of the Reflecting Pool

The Seattle Times·Steven Sloan The Associated Press·21 days ago
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington-based nonprofit is asking a judge to force the Trump administration to stop work on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and restore historic elements at one of the most iconic spots on the National Mall. In a lawsuit filed Monday, The Cultural Landscape Foundation said the administration’s moves to repaint the bottom of the Reflecting Pool blue without undergoing relevant reviews ran afoul to federal preservation laws governing historic sites. The group argued that the changes at the Reflecting Pool are part of President Donald Trump’s broader effort to push through dramatic renovations in Washington without proper reviews and undermine the tone of the area. “The design intent, to create a reflective surface that is subordinate, is fundamental to the solemn and hallowed visual and spatial connection between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial,” said Charles A. Birnbaum, the group’s president and CEO, said in a statement.…

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