2026-05-11T17:02:07.323Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：德文·科尔
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发布于 2026年5月11日 美国东部时间下午1:02
2026年5月8日周五，工人在华盛顿国家广场为林肯纪念堂倒影池涂刷蓝色防护涂层，这是翻新工程的一部分。
一家致力于“推动对历史景观进行知情管理”的非营利组织周一向联邦法官提出申请，要求叫停特朗普政府将林肯纪念堂倒影池刷成蓝色的工程。该水池长期以来一直是灰色池壁。
美国文化景观基金会在华盛顿特区联邦法院提起的诉讼称，该工程违反了联邦法律，该法律要求内政部在开工前完成一系列咨询流程，包括向公众通报计划并征求其他联邦机构的意见。
该组织还表示，该工程违反了另一项联邦法律，该法律要求内政部就刷漆工程对环境的影响出具评估报告。
这起诉讼是对特朗普重塑美国首都一系列文化和历史机构及场所的最新挑战。此前已有其他组织请求联邦法院阻止总统推进白宫大型新宴会厅工程、建造一座类似巴黎凯旋门的拱门，以及粉刷白宫附近的一座联邦办公楼。
“被告在给国家广场留下永久性污点之前并未遵守法律，这给原告和广大公众造成了严重且不可挽回的损害，”文化景观基金会的律师在法庭文件中写道。“如果不立即进行司法干预，被告将公然违反国会规定的程序，玷污这座标志性的美国地标。”
该基金会主席兼首席执行官查尔斯·A·伯恩鲍姆也是本案的原告之一，他在一份声明中表示，倒影池的设计“是华盛顿纪念碑与林肯纪念堂之间庄严肃穆的视觉与空间联系的核心所在”。
2026年5月8日周五，在国民警卫队士兵巡逻期间，工人继续为华盛顿国家广场的林肯纪念堂倒影池涂刷蓝色防护涂层，这是翻新工程的一部分。
“蓝色池壁更适合度假村或主题公园，”他说。
该案已分配给法官卡尔·尼科尔斯，他是特朗普任命的法官，此前曾审理过挑战总统重塑联邦劳动力举措的案件。
尼科尔斯已要求双方在周二晚间前告知他是否应就基金会提出的紧急法院禁令申请举行听证会，以叫停倒影池工程。
刷漆工程是总统的优先事项之一，上周他驱车穿过抽干水的倒影池视察该地标，并称赞其新的“美国国旗蓝”涂层。
“它比刚建成时还要漂亮，因为以前从未有过人们想要的颜色，但现在它将拥有这种绝佳的色彩。所以这会很棒，”特朗普上周说道。
当被问及新提起的诉讼时，内政部发言人在一份声明中表示，新的蓝色“将提升游客体验，使水池能够倒映出宏伟的林肯纪念堂和华盛顿纪念碑”。
内政部还称赞了该遗址正在进行的其他改造工程，这些工程将有助于改善水池的水质维护。
“我们公园管理局正在开展的这项工作让我们感到自豪，确保这个神奇的地方不仅能在我们建国250周年庆典期间被人们享用，还能在未来许多代人中被人们欣赏，”这位发言人说道，他指的是即将到来的美国建国周年纪念。
Lawsuit filed to stop Trump’s blue repainting of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
2026-05-11T17:02:07.323Z / CNN
By Devan Cole
2 hr ago
PUBLISHED May 11, 2026, 1:02 PM ET
Workers apply a blue protective coating as part of a renovation project to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Friday, May 8, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington.
Rahmat Gul/AP
A nonprofit dedicated to “promoting informed stewardship” of historic landscapes asked a federal judge on Monday to halt the Trump administration’s painting of the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool, which has long featured a gray basin, blue.
The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, DC, by The Cultural Landscape Foundation argues the project violates federal laws requiring the Interior Department to complete a consultation process that includes notifying the public of the plans and getting input from other federal agencies before beginning the work.
The group also says the project runs afoul of a federal law requiring the department to issue an assessment of how the paint job would impact the environment.
The lawsuit is the latest challenge to Trump’s effort to remake a slew of cultural and historic institutions and sites in the nation’s capital. Other groups have asked federal courts to stop the president from moving ahead with work on a massive new ballroom at the White House, construction of an arch similar to Paris’ Arc de Triomphe and the painting of a federal office building adjacent to the White House.
“Defendants’ failure to follow the law before inserting a permanent blemish on the National Mall is causing serious and irreparable harm to the Plaintiffs and the public generally,” lawyers for the Cultural Landscape Foundation wrote in court papers. “Without immediate judicial intervention, defendants will deface an iconic American landmark, in open violation of Congressionally mandated procedures.”
The foundation’s president and CEO, Charles A. Birnbaum, who is also a plaintiff in the case, said in a statement that the Reflecting Pool’s design “is fundamental to the solemn and hallowed visual and spatial connection between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.”
As National Guard solider patrol, workers continue to apply a blue protective coating as part of a renovation project to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Friday, May 8, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington.
Rahmat Gul/AP
“A blue-tinted basin is more appropriate to a resort or theme park,” he said.
The case was assigned to Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee who has previously presided over challenges to the president’s efforts to remake the federal workforce.
Nichols has asked both sides to tell him by Tuesday evening whether he should hold a hearing over the foundation’s request for an emergency court order halting work on the Reflecting Pool.
The paint project has been a priority for the president, who last week drove across the drained Reflecting Pool to survey the landmark, which he praised for its new “American flag blue” coating.
“It’s much more beautiful than it was new because it never had the color people wanted, but now it’s going to have the great color. So it’s going to be good,” Trump said last week.
Asked about the new lawsuit, an Interior Department spokesperson said in a statement that the new blue color “will enhance the visitor experience by making the pool reflect the grand Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.”
Interior also touted other changes being made at the site to help with the maintenance of the pool’s water quality.
“The Department is proud of the work being carried out by our Park Service to ensure this magical spot can be enjoyed for not only our 250th, but for many generations to come,” the spokesperson said, referring to the upcoming anniversary of the US’ founding.