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.

2023 Press Releases

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10/26/2023 Attorney General Tong Files Criminal Charges Against Simsbury Developer
Attorney General William Tong today filed criminal charges against Sunlight Construction Inc. owner William Ferrigno, charging the Simsbury developer with three counts of failing to refund deposits.
7/17/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement Regarding Unlawful Construction of Trump Border Wall
As part of a coalition of 18 states, Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement of lawsuits over the unlawful construction of border wall projects that occurred during the Trump Administration.
12/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning Texas Supreme Court Decision Upholding the State's Dangerous Abortion Ban
Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 11 attorneys general released the following statement after the Texas Supreme Court denied abortion access to Kate Cox, a pregnant woman whose health and life were at risk as a result of a lethal fetal diagnosis.
1/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Support of Biden Administration's Student Debt Cancellation Plan
Attorney General William Tong has joined a national coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the federal government in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the Biden Administration’s targeted cancellation of student loan debt to address the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
3/7/2023 Attorney General Tong Sues Four Ghost Gun Dealers for Illegal Sales in Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong today sued four out-of-state firearm dealers selling and advertising illegal, untraceable “ghost gun” parts in Connecticut.
4/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Cert Denial in Suncor Energy v. Boulder
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Suncor Energy v. Boulder and several similar cases involving state law claims against energy companies and their role in exacerbating climate change.
3/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary Decision Not to Seek Re-Election
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary’s decision not to seek re-election.
9/27/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Second Circuit Win Affirming Connecticut Case Against ExxonMobil Belongs in State Court
Attorney General William Tong released a statement following a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirming that Connecticut’s case against ExxonMobil belongs in Connecticut state court.
3/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Congratulates Matthew Larock, Walter Menjivar, Charlene Spencer on Nominations to Connecticut Superior Court Bench, Family Court
Attorney General William Tong congratulated Deputy Associate Attorney General Matthew Larock and Assistant Attorney General Water A. Menjivar on their nominations today to the Connecticut Superior Court bench, as well as Assistant Attorney General Charlene W. Spencer on her nomination to serve as a Family Court Magistrate.
3/15/2023 Attorney General Tong Praises PURA Final Decision Rejecting Aquarion's Requested $36 Million Rate Hike
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement praising a final decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) rejecting Eversource-owned Aquarion’s $36 million rate hike.
4/3/2023 Attorney General Tong Calls for End to Blood Donation Policy That Stigmatizes LGBTQ Individuals
Attorney General William Tong today joined a 22-state coalition in support of the Biden Administration's new proposed policy that would make it easier for the LGBTQ population to donate blood and plasma.
2/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Responds to PURA's Draft Decision Rejecting Aquarion's Requested $36 Million Rate Hike
Attorney General William Tong responded today to a draft decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) rejecting Eversource-owned Aquarion’s $36 million rate hike.
9/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Connecticut Insurance Department Approval of Health Insurance Rate Hikes
Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement regarding increases approved by the Connecticut Insurance Department to individual and small group health insurance plans covering 188,000 people.
4/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Federal Court Order Protecting Medication Abortion in Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement following the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington’s new order reiterating that the injunction protecting access to mifepristone in Connecticut and 17 other states remains in full force notwithstanding recent orders by courts in Texas.
2/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend and Protect Access to Medication Abortion
Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition to defend and protect safe access to medication abortion nationwide.