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.

2024 Press Releases

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5/22/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Petition from 19 Republican Attorneys General Seeking to Block Connecticut ExxonMobil Suit
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement denouncing a petition filed by 19 Republican state attorneys general with the U.S. Supreme Court attempting to block cases filed by Connecticut and four other states seeking to hold ExxonMobil accountable for decades of deception on climate change.
9/24/2024 Attorney General Tong Releases Formal Opinion Regarding 2024 Budgeting Process
Attorney General William Tong today released Formal Opinion 2024-002 addressing the legislature’s 2024 budgeting process.
9/18/2024 Attorney General Tong Supports Bridgeport/Stratford Efforts to Provide Relief for Success Village Residents
9/17/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Instagram Teen Accounts
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding Meta’s new Instagram Teen Accounts. Meta announced today they will be rolling out new accounts for teens ages 13-17.
10/3/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Yankee Gas $209 Million Rate Hike Request
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the announcement by Yankee Gas that it will soon file a request with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for a $209 million rate hike.
4/25/2024 Attorney General Tong Urges UnitedHealth Group to Help Patients and Providers Harmed by Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
Attorney General William Tong announced today that he has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients harmed by the recent catastrophic outage of Change Healthcare.
11/19/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $2 Million Settlement with Pike Fuels Over New Haven Environmental Violations
Attorney General William Tong today announced a $2 million settlement with Pike Fuels (formerly Gulf Oil) following numerous violations of Connecticut environmental protection laws at its New Haven petroleum distribution facility.
10/7/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement as U.S. Supreme Court Declines Challenge Regarding Texas Emergency Abortion Care
Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court today permitted a lower court ruling to remain in place preventing the Biden administration from enforcing the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) against Texas hospitals who decline to provide essential, stabilizing medical care to a patient when the medically necessary care is an abortion.
7/30/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Connecticut Supreme Court Decision Partially Dismissing Challenge to Connecticut School Vaccine Requirements
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the Connecticut Supreme Court decision in Spillane v. Lamont partially dismissing a state court challenge to Connecticut’s school vaccine requirements.
10/22/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Death of Wethersfield Firefighter
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the death of a Wethersfield firefighter battling the Lamentation Mountain brush fire.
5/21/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Department of Education to Provide Debt Relief to Federal Student Loan Borrowers
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement recently proposed regulations, which would provide needed relief for some of the nation’s most burdened student loan borrowers and help address the student debt crisis
1/4/2024 Attorney General Tong, FTC Take Action Against Manchester City Nissan for Deceiving Customers, Charging Junk Fees
Attorney General William Tong and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are taking action against auto dealer Manchester City Nissan (MCN), along with its owner and a number of key employees, for systematically deceiving consumers about the price of certified used cars, add-ons, and government fees.
11/18/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Final PURA Decision Lowering Rates for Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas
ttorney General William Tong issued a statement regarding the final decisions issued by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to decrease revenue for both Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG).
11/15/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Eversource Winter Rate Increase
Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the announcement from Eversource that standard services rates will rise by 24 percent in January, resulting in a total average bill increase of 7.2 percent.
10/2/2024 Attorney General Tong Shuts Down Another Ghost Gun Dealer Following Illegal Sales in Connecticut
Attorney General William Tong announced today that Utah-based AR Industries will cease operations in a settlement with the State arising from the company’s sale of illegal untraceable ghost gun parts.