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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11/30/2020 AG Tong Statement on Retirement of Mark Davis
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the announcement that WTNH Chief Political Correspondent Mark Davis is retiring.
7/28/2020 AG Tong Calls For Immediate Withdrawal of Directive that Strips CDC Control Over Coronavirus Data
Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate effort urging the Trump Administration to immediately withdraw its new reporting structure that prohibits hospitals from reporting COVID-19 data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and instead creates a system controlled solely by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).
8/28/2020 Attorney General Tong Continues Fight to Protect Dreamers from Trump Administration’s Unlawful and Cruel Policies
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general from around the nation in continuing the fight against the Trump Administration’s efforts to eliminate DACA and threaten Dreamers with deportation.
7/30/2020 Court Blocks Trump Public Charge Rule Following Motion by CT and Partner States
Attorney General William Tong released a statement today after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York blocked the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule following a motion by Connecticut and partner states.
9/22/2020 AG Tong Opposes Effort to Weaken Protections For Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals in Shelters
Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in opposing the U.S. Department of Housing and Development’s (HUD) new proposed rule that would weaken protections for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals in HUD-funded shelters.
6/29/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Protecting Abortion Rights
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the pivotal abortion rights case June Medical Services v. Gee
10/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces False Claims Settlement with My Father, My Son Rehabilitation and Counseling Center
Attorney General William Tong, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced a $230,000 joint state/federal False Claims Act settlement with My Father, My Son Rehabilitation and Counseling Center LLC (MFMS) and its former owner, Chukwuemeka Okwuosa regarding illegal billing for psychotherapy services.
3/12/2020 Attorney General Tong Seeks Emergency Moratorium on Utility Shut-Offs
In a formal petition today with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, Attorney General William Tong sought an emergency moratorium on electric, natural gas, and water utility shut-offs in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The petition seeks to cease all utility service terminations for a 30 day period subject to renewal to ensure all residents may safely remain home during the epidemic.
8/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Federal Government to Increase Access and Affordability for Remdesivir
Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan multistate coalition led by California Attorney General Becerra and Louisiana Attorney General Landry in sending a letter request to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), urging them to use their legal authority under the Bayh-Dole Act to increase the availability of remdesivir. Remdesivir, a drug manufactured by Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), has shown promising results in reducing mortality and hospitalization from COVID-19.
9/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Fight Against Trump Administration’s Attempts to Undermine Accurate Census Count
Attorney General William Tong today joined a large, coalition of attorneys general, cities, counties, and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors in taking legal action against the Trump Administration’s efforts to undermine the 2020 Decennial Census.
3/6/2020 Attorney General Tong Delivers Testimony In Support of S.B. 211
Attorney General William Tong released written testimony today in support of Senate Bill 211, "An Act Concerning the Duties of the Office of the Attorney General."
3/5/2020 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz Urge Residents to be Aware of Potential 2020 Census Scams
With notices informing Americans about the need to participate in the decennial national headcount set to arrive in the mail mid-March, Attorney General William Tong, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz are urging Connecticut residents to be aware of potential 2020 Census scams.
1/17/2020 Connecticut and New York Sue EPA over Continued Disregard of Smog Pollution
Attorney General William Tong announced New York and Connecticut have filed a new suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for continuing to ignore its legal responsibility under the Clean Air Act to control upwind sources of pollution that create unhealthy ground-level ozone (commonly known as smog) in New York and Connecticut.
9/17/2020 AG Tong Releases Statement After Court Blocks Politically Motivated Attack on Postal Service, Issues Nationwide Injunction Following Connecticut, Multistate Suit
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking a “politically-motivated attack” on the U.S. Postal Service ahead of the November election.
6/16/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges EPA to Protect Drinking Water from Toxic Forever Chemicals
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, as part of a 22-state coalition filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) supporting the agency’s plan to regulate perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), two types of PFAS “forever” chemicals, under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. While supportive of regulating PFOS and PFOA, the states also asked EPA to propose drinking water standards for other PFAS chemicals as well. The standards should reflect current science and protect human health, and EPA should act as quickly as possible.