The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection has provided notice to the Attorney General of an abnormal market disruption regarding the wholesale price of motor gasoline or gasohol. Pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-234, no seller of motor gasoline or gasohol shall sell, or offer to sell, an energy resource at an unconscionably excessive price between June 11, 2026, and July 11, 2026.

2020 Press Releases

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10/6/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Adopt New Consumer Protections to Protect Airline Industry Customers
Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, yesterday sent a letter urging Congress to enact new consumer protection measures for airline industry customers as part of or in connection with any further financial relief package provided to the airline industry.
7/2/2020 AG Tong Urges U.S. Department of Education to Rescind Title IX Enforcement Threat in Light of SCOTUS Decision
Attorney General William Tong today sent a letter urging that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights withdraw its “Letter of Impending Enforcement” targeting the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference and several Connecticut municipalities in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County affirming that federal civil rights law prohibits discrimination against transgender people.
7/20/2020 AG Tong and Congressman Courtney Applaud Decision in Dredging Case Vital to CT Maritime Economy
Attorney General William Tong and Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-2) applauded a decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Rosado v. Pruitt upholding the lawful selection of the Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site for dredged materials.
10/9/2020 Attorney General Tong Supports Extension of Emergency Moratorium on Utility Shut-Offs
In a letter today to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Attorney General William Tong supported extending the emergency moratorium on electric, natural gas, and water utility shut-offs to February 1, 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3/31/2020 Attorney General Tong Releases Guidance on Cybersecurity During COVID-19 Pandemic
Attorney General William Tong today released cyber safety tips to keep in mind during the COVID-19 pandemic.
12/16/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Reminding White House to Maintain Presidential Records After Trump Administration’s Repeated Disregard for Law
Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 15 attorneys general from around the nation in calling on the Trump Administration to comply with the Presidential Records Act and the Federal Records Act.
3/28/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Trump Quarantine Comment
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s comments regarding a regional quarantine.
8/24/2020 AG Tong Calls On Eversource to Forgo 2021 Rate Hike
In video testimony submitted to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority today, Attorney General William Tong called on Eversource to forgo its planned 2021 rate hike request and commit to real cost saving measures for consumers. The comments were submitted as part of PURA’s hearing and investigation into the “unjustifiable and unsustainable” delivery charge hike that contributed to major increases in electricity bills in the midst of a global pandemic and unusually hot summer. In addition to this summer’s delivery charge hike, Eversource plans to ask PURA for a rate hike in mid-2021.
3/24/2020 AG Tong Urges Trump to Immediately Prioritize Production Of Protective Gear and Testing Supplies
Attorney General William Tong today joined 16 attorneys in a letter urging President Donald Trump to fully utilize the Defense Production Act to immediately prioritize the production of masks, ventilators, and other critical items needed by health care workers, first responders, and law enforcement across the United States.
3/25/2020 AG Tong Urges Online Retailers to Rigorously Monitor Price Gouging
Attorney General William Tong today issued letters to Amazon, Facebook, Ebay, Walmart, and Craigslist urging the online retailers to rigorously monitor price-gouging by sellers on their platforms.
5/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Amicus Challenging Title X Gag Rule
Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, supporting the City of Baltimore in its lawsuit against the Trump-Pence Administration’s Title X rule.
12/18/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Census Ruling
Attorney General William Tong issued a statement today regarding the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to rule on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s plan to unlawfully exclude noncitizens from the census count.
12/21/2020 AG Tong Joins Multistate Comments Against Trump Administration's Rush to Sell Oil and Gas Leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 13 states in filing comments with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opposing the Trump Administration’s reckless plan to sell oil and gas leases in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before President Trump leaves office, rushing the process with unprecedented haste before the scheduled public comment period has closed.
6/10/2020 Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Filing 3rd Complaint in Ongoing Antitrust Price-Fixing Investigation Into Generic Drug Industry
Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 51 states and territories today in filing the third lawsuit stemming from the ongoing antitrust investigation into a widespread conspiracy by generic drug manufacturers to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade for generic drugs sold across the United States.
2/6/2020 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of Neglected Animals Seized from Suffield Farm
Attorney General William Tong this morning filed a motion for permanent custody of nearly 200 severely neglected animals seized from a Suffield farm last month.