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 Scientists remove fish from Lake Mead to study them for dangerous levels of chemicals. A local biologist says disintegrating wetlands have increased the potential for some pollutants to enter the lake and could pose a threat to the Las Vegas Valley's drinking water. Photo by Gary Thompson. 
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 Eroding wetlands may affect water qualityAt a full capacity of 9.2 trillion gallons, Lake Mead, the nation's largest reservoir, is big enough to dilute most pollution.But recent studies of carp from the lake's Las Vegas Bay have turned up evidence of contamination from pesticides and industrial chemicals, specifically residues of DDT and PCBs, which have been banned for more than 20 years. FULL TEXT Shelter adds winter beds, but future funding still uncertainSt. Vincent shelter has added 250 beds for homeless men to sleep in during the winter, said Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada spokeswoman Kathryn Haisan.The shelter also has weathered budget cuts that threatened to close it down for a few months before the winter. But Haisan said Catholic Charities still does not know if the funding will be restored for next year. FULL TEXT 
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