The Reflecting Pool Has an Alibi

In May, the Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) filed a lawsuit against the US Department of the Interior (DOI) over the Trump administration’s plans to paint the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool blue. Attorneys for the TCLF argue that the resurfacing of the historic pool is “unlawful” and that it should be restored to its original color until the administration follows congressionally mandated procedures to do the work.