PORTLAND — Portland Mayor Charlie Hales has been invited to the White House for a clean power conference.
The Oregonian reported that Hales will attend a Monday conference to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to cut emissions at the nation’s power plants.
The city will pay for Hales’ trip to Washington D.C.
Hales will be one of about a dozen U.S. mayors at the conference.
Hales also will try to meet with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, who wants to ban drilling in the Arctic.