EPA report outlines potential Pebble mine risksANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Large stretches of salmon-spawning streams and thousands of acres of wetlands would be wiped out if a large-scale mining project were to be built in southwestern Alaska's copper-rich Bristol Bay region, according to a report issued Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The report, while not directly addressing it, is a potential blow to the massive Pebble ...Anchorage Alaska Hotels Celebrate Anchorage Citywide Cleanup Week 2012Hampton Inn, Embassy Suites, Homewood Suites And Hilton Garden Inn Hotels Help Cleanup AnchorageAnchorage, Alaska (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 Four Anchorage, Alaska hotels help cleanup when they participate in Anchorage Citywide Cleanup Week this year. Cleaning up the grounds and sidewalks around their hotels helps contribute to keeping Anchorage beautiful during the spring and summer months and ensure ...Climber dies in 1,100-foot fall on Alaska's Mount McKinleyANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A climber on Alaska's Mount McKinley died in a 1,100-foot fall that started with an effort to retrieve a sliding backpack during an attempt to ascend North America's tallest peak, the National Park Service said on Saturday. The Friday afternoon fall was the first serious accident in this year's climbing season, the service said. The climber - who was not from the ...