
林肯纪念堂反思池翻修:内政部长与总统说法矛盾
美国内政部长伯古姆称反思池藻类系管道所致,与特朗普“人为破坏”说法矛盾,同时确认池底涂层遭多处割裂,项目成本已飙升至近1500万美元。
围绕华盛顿林肯纪念堂反思池翻修工程的争议出现关键转折。美国内政部长道格·伯古姆在电视采访中明确表示,池水出现的藻类泛滥是“短暂现象”,成因是“管道中的藻类”在注水时进入,这一说法直接与总统特朗普此前指责“罪犯制造藻类”的公开表态相左。伯古姆同时确认,池底新铺设的防水涂层确实遭到人为破坏,存在多处割裂,总长度累计约350英尺(约106米),但他未提供监控影像等直接证据,仅表示排干池水后可通过照片证明。
该翻修项目由特朗普亲自推动,原计划在今年7月4日美国独立250周年庆典前完工,初期估算成本仅200万美元。然而,工程先后出现涂层剥落和藻类爆发,池水一度呈沼泽状绿色,导致反思池在国庆期间关闭。官方随后紧急安装了一套价值170万美元的臭氧纳米气泡系统以杀灭藻类,并宣称水质已“清澈见底”。但项目总开支已膨胀至近1500万美元,且未经过公开招标,两份主合同分别授予了与特朗普先前存在业务往来的两家企业,这引发了民主党议员的正式调查。
政治与法律层面的角力同步升级。联邦检方已逮捕包括前奥运选手戴维·赫恩在内的六名以上嫌疑人,赫恩被控以重罪破坏政府财产,检方称其“故意且暴力地”撕扯池底密封层,造成逾千美元损失。辩护律师则指称指控“荒谬”,是“针对普通公民滥用政府权力”。与此同时,国会民主党人致函要求解释项目失败原因及问责,将此事置于特朗普任期末大规模改造华盛顿地标——包括白宫东翼拆除重建、肯尼迪中心更名风波——的更大争议脉络中。
伯古姆表示,修复工作不会重新招标,仍由原承包商负责,反思池将在未来一周内至少部分排水以完成修补。纳米气泡技术虽在受控水体中见效,但科学界对其在大型自然湖泊缺氧“死区”的应用仍持谨慎态度,相关研究尚处早期阶段。下一阶段值得关注的节点包括:修复工程的实际完工时间、民主党调查是否启动听证程序,以及赫恩等被控 vandalism 案件的首批庭审进展。
| 大西洋/英语圈媒体 | +0.10 | neutral |
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| 伊朗及相关媒体 | −0.80 | critical |
| 印度及南亚媒体 | 0.00 | neutral |
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