HELENA, Montana — Montana Public Service Commissioner Tony O'Donnell (R-Billings) will lead a group of state utility regulators from across the country investigating opportunities for clean coal and carbon management.

The group, which is organized as a subcommittee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, explores the use of lower-emission coal and methods of carbon management. The subcommittee also educates state regulators on new developments for carbon sequestration, storage, and use.

O'Donnell said one...