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.

2021 Press Releases

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8/25/2021 Attorney General Tong Supports Housing Protections Against Discrimination
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 states in urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reinstate a rule on disparate impact liability that would protect people from housing discrimination.
8/30/2021 Attorney General Tong, Healthcare Advocate Urge "Highest Level of Scrutiny" for Insurance Rate Hike Requests
In joint comments submitted today to the Connecticut Insurance Department, Attorney General William Tong and Healthcare Advocate Ted Doolittle sought the “highest level of scrutiny” for rate hike requests sought by health insurers.
8/30/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges PURA to Decrease Eversource's Rates
Attorney General William Tong today called on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) to significantly reduce Eversource’s rates.
8/21/2021 Attorney General Tong Warns Consumers to be Vigilant of Price Gouging Ahead of Hurricane Henri
9/21/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Opposing Mississippi's Effort to Overturn Aspects of Roe v. Wade
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold its precedents protecting a woman’s pre-viability right to choose to terminate a pregnancy.
6/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Applauds Final Passage of Bill to Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement in Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong applauded a bipartisan 96-51 vote in the state House of Representatives to pass legislation strengthening civil rights enforcement in Connecticut.
11/17/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Swift Senate Action to Protect Against Toxic "Forever" Chemicals
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general from around the nation in urging the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee to strengthen public health and environmental protections against “forever chemicals.”
5/20/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Rate Stability for United Illuminating Customers
In a joint letter filed Wednesday with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Attorney General William Tong, United Illuminating, and other settling parties clarified questions and reaffirmed their commitment to a proposed $46.5 million COVID relief bill credit to decrease and stabilize electric rates into 2023.
6/11/2021 AGs Tong and Racine Lead Supreme Court Brief Supporting CDC Eviction Ban to Protect Public Health During Pandemic
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that prohibits evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic to help stop the spread of the disease.
2/5/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Penalties and Credits for Eversource's "Imprudent" Isaias Response
Eversource’s failure to communicate and protect public safety in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias was “imprudent” and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority should mandate consumer credits and make all findings necessary to levy penalties in an upcoming proceeding, Attorney General William Tong argued today in a brief before PURA.
8/2/2021 Attorney General Tong Supports Protections for Student Borrowers
ttorney General William Tong joined a multistate amicus brief advocating for the rights of federal student loan borrowers. The brief, which was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, supports the New York Legal Assistance Group's (NYLAG) lawsuit challenging action taken by the Trump administration's Department of Education (ED) that unlawfully repealed and replaced federal “borrower defense” regulations.
7/29/2021 Attorney General Tong Reaches Agreement with Biden Administration to Crack Down on Air Pollution
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of five states and the City of New York announcing an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would commit the federal government to addressing pollution that blows into Connecticut and creates unhealthy ground-level ozone (commonly known as smog).
7/29/2021 AG Tong Alerts Businesses and Government Entities to Take Prompt Action to Protect Operations and Personal Information
Following an unnerving increase in the frequency and scale of ransomware attacks across the globe—underscored by the massive attack on software company Kaseya on the brink of the July 4th holiday weekend—Attorney General William Tong is leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging businesses and government entities to immediately assess their current data security practices and take appropriate steps to protect operations and consumer data.
1/26/2021 AG Tong, Judicial Branch, DCP Warn Against Jury Duty Scam Calls
Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull and the Connecticut Judicial Branch issued an alert urging consumers to be wary of scam callers posing as Connecticut judicial marshals demanding immediate payment of fines for missing jury duty to avoid arrest
10/8/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Review of Unprecedented Overhaul of U.S. Postal Service