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.

2022 Press Releases

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4/8/2022 Attorney General Tong: EPA Must Rethink Standards Regulating Particulate Matter Pollution from Airplanes
Attorney General William Tong this week joined a multistate coalition urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to adopt more protective standards for particulate matter emissions from airplanes.
7/29/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on $2.37 Billion Agreement With Allergan For Role in Opioid Epidemic
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a $2.37 billion agreement framework with Allergan and states regarding the generic drug manufacturer’s role in the opioid epidemic.
11/21/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Investigation Into Optimum Following Hundreds of Consumer Complaints
Attorney General William Tong announced today he has opened an investigation under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act into Altice Optimum following nearly 500 consumer complaints regarding slow internet speeds, hidden fees, and unacceptable technical support.
11/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Eversource and United Illuminating Supply Rate Increase
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding new Eversource standard service supply rates effective January 1.
5/16/2022 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan, Nationwide Coalition Defending Affordable Drug Prices
Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan, nationwide coalition of attorneys general in two amicus briefs defending affordable drug prices before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third Circuit and District of Columbia.
10/26/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Arrival of $13.5 Million to Connecticut from $26 Billion Opioid Distributor Settlement
Attorney General William Tong was joined today by New London Mayor Michael Passero, New London Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff Rheaume and members of New London’s Overdose Action Team in announcing the arrival of $13.5 million to Connecticut and its cities and towns from the landmark $26 billion settlement with opioid distributors Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.
1/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges FDA to Preserve State Regulation of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 states and territories urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to preserve state authority to enforce their consumer protection laws in connection to the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids.
3/29/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $602K Settlement With American Medical Response of Connecticut Regarding Billing Practices
Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Attorney Leonard C. Boyle today announced a $601,759 civil settlement with American Medical Response of Connecticut resolving allegations that the ambulance service overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program.
7/26/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on $4.25 Billion Agreement With Teva Pharmaceuticals for Role in Opioid Epidemic
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a $4.25 billion agreement framework with Teva Pharmaceuticals and states regarding the generic drug manufacturer’s role in the opioid epidemic.
3/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Update on Deer Lake Sale
Following conversations with Attorney General William Tong, the Boy Scouts of America Connecticut Yankee Council agreed today to postpone consideration of proposals for the purchase of Deer Lake until May 1.
3/7/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Gasoline Abnormal Market Disruption in Place Through April 2
Attorney General William Tong announced an “abnormal market disruption” in gasoline prices will trigger additional consumer protections against price gouging through April 2, 2022.
2/25/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today praising President Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.
9/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Deer Lake
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding news that the Connecticut Yankee Boy Scouts Council has come to an agreement with Pathfinders, Inc. to sell Deer Lake.
3/9/2022 Attorney General Tong Files $5 Million Stipulation Judgment Against Safe Home Security
Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull announced today the filing of a $5 million stipulation judgment against Safe Home Security and its president David Roman after the Middletown-based company repeatedly failed over many years to comply with court-ordered consumer protection measures.
3/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Investigation Into TikTok
Attorney General William Tong today announced a nationwide investigation into TikTok for providing and promoting its social media platform to children and young adults while use is associated with physical and mental health harms. Attorneys general nationwide are examining whether the company violated state consumer protection laws that put the public at risk.