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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8/18/2020 Attorney General Tong, State Attorneys General to Sue Trump Administration Over Attempts to Undermine Postal Service
Attorney General William Tong announced that Connecticut is joining a multistate coalition that will file a federal lawsuit today challenging drastic operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service that threaten critical mail delivery ahead of the November election.
5/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Files Suit to Protect Clean Water
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to gut longstanding Clean Water Act protections by unlawfully narrowing the definition of “Waters of the United States. The EPA final rule removes protections for all ephemeral streams, many wetlands, and other waters that were previously covered under the Act. In the lawsuit, the coalition argues that EPA’s rule directly conflicts with the text of the Clean Water Act, Supreme Court precedent, and the EPA’s own scientific findings.
2/21/2020 Scam Alert: Officials Warn Families About New Developments in Utility Shut-off Scams
Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull, Attorney General William Tong, Public Utilities Regulatory Chairman Marissa Gillett, AARP Connecticut State Director Nora Duncan, Connecticut Water Company President Maureen Westbrook and Regional Water Authority’s Manager of Corporate Communications Dan Doyle today urged Connecticut families to recognize the signs that they’re being targeted by scam artists threatening to turn off their utilities.
1/10/2020 Attorney General Tong, Governor Lamont Announce Breakthrough Sheff v. O'Neill Settlement
Attorney General William Tong and Governor Ned Lamont today announced a breakthrough settlement in the Sheff v. O'Neill case, placing the state on a pathway to end 30 years of litigation over how best to reduce racial isolation of Hartford students. The landmark settlement will bring more opportunities to Connecticut students to attend diverse schools, and greatly expands opportunities for Hartford students.
9/16/2020 Former ITT students to get 330 million in debt relief in settlement
CFPB, 48 attorneys general secure agreement over PEAKS loans at defunct for-profit school
7/23/2020 AG Tong Announces Settlement with Recovery Network of Programs Over Drug Testing Overbilling
Attorney General William Tong, U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, and Department of Social Services Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced a $354,368 joint federal/state settlement with the Recovery Network of Programs (RNP) resolving overbilling for drug testing.
7/24/2020 AG Tong Sues to Protect Full and Fair Census Count
Attorney General William Tong today sued President Donald Trump seeking to block his unconstitutional executive order excluding undocumented immigrants from the census. The order would illegally erase millions of people from the apportionment base used to determine the number of members each state receives in the U.S. House of Representatives.
9/2/2020 Connecticut and DC Attorneys General Question Premom Fertility App Over Privacy Concerns
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine released a letter today to the CEO of Premom, questioning the fertility app over reports the company may have shared sensitive user data with third partner advertising and analytics firms without user consent.
7/14/2020 AG Tong Statement on Trump Admin Decision to Rescind Visa Rule for International Students
Attorney General William Tong released a statement today following the decision by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to rescind its cruel and unlawful visa rule for international students
7/17/2020 AG Tong Announces Restitution for 559 Consumers Targeted by Illegal Spark Energy Robocalls
Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull announced that they have agreed to a settlement that would provide for full restitution for at least 559 residential electric consumers who enrolled in overpriced contracts with Spark Energy as a result of an illegal robocall campaign.
11/10/2020 Attorney General Tong Issues Statement Defending the Affordable Care Act Ahead of Oral Arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court
Coalition of 20 states and D.C. will defend the ACA in U.S. Supreme Court on November 10, 2020
1/9/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Amicus Brief in Support of State of Rhode Island in its Lawsuit to Hold Big Oil Accountable for Costs of Climate Change
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 13 states in filing an amicus brief supporting the State of Rhode Island in its lawsuit State of Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Products Co., LLC, et al., which seeks to hold oil and petroleum companies accountable for their actions contributing to climate change and the resulting harms, including from sea-level rise, changes to the hydrologic cycle, and increased air and ocean temperatures.
11/18/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $113 Million Settlement with Apple over iPhone Throttling
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of over 30 other attorneys general announcing a $113 million settlement with Apple, Inc. over iPhone throttling that the company engaged in in 2016 to address unexpected shutdowns in certain devices. Under the settlement, Apple will pay $1.8 million to Connecticut.
9/25/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Peaceful Transition of Power
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the peaceful transition of power.
1/23/2020 AG Tong Announces Lawsuit to Block Release of 3D Printed Gun Files
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after Connecticut and 20 other states filed a federal lawsuit (LINK TO COMPLAINT) challenging the Trump Administration’s effort to allow online release of 3D-printed gun files. These files would allow plug-and-play access to 3D-print unregistered, untraceable firearms that can also be very difficult to detect, even with a metal detector. Untraceable firearms are sometimes called “ghost guns.”