2021 Press Releases

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• 7/14/2021 Attorney General Tong Praises PURA Final Decision on $29 Million Penalty Against Eversource for Isaias Failures

  Attorney General William Tong today praised a final decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority imposing a $29 million civil penalty against Eversource for its failure to meet its obligations to ratepayers in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.

• 1/22/2021 AG Tong Joins Coalition of 18 Attorneys General Defending Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act Before Supreme Court

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a robust test for applying Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA).

• 7/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Pushes EPA for Stricter Regulations of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use its authority under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act to adopt stricter regulations to curb emissions from hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

• 8/5/2021 Attorney General Tong, DRS Commissioner Boughton Warn Consumers of Fraudulent Letters About Unpaid Tax Debt

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Mark D. Boughton today are warning Connecticut consumers of a scam in which they receive a threatening letter about unpaid federal tax debts.

• 7/20/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on Opioids Negotiations

  Attorney General Tong today released a joint statement with Attorneys General Josh Stein (NC), Maura Healey (MA), Letitia James (NY), Kathy Jennings (DE), Jeff Landry (LA), Ashley Moody (FL), Herbert Slatery (TN), Josh Shapiro (PA), and Dave Yost (OH) about their ongoing negotiations with Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids.

• 10/19/2021 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull Urge Charities and Donors to be on Alert for Bad Actors During This Year’s International Charity Fraud Awareness Week

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commission Michelle Seagull are urging Connecticut charities and donors to be on alert for bad actors during this year’s International Charity Fraud Awareness Week, a global campaign to prevent and fight fraud in the charity sector.

• 1/6/2021 AG Tong Statement On Violent Insurrection

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol today.

• 4/1/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls on U.S. Secretary of Education to Further Address Student Loan Crisis

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general, led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, in issuing a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona urging additional reforms to ease the process of paying student loans and to protect student loan borrowers from paying back debt to for-profit and defunct colleges.

• 8/18/2021 Attorney General Tong, Office of Consumer Counsel Call for Investigation into Eversource Marketing Tactics

  Attorney General William Tong and the Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) today filed a petition with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) calling for an investigation into Eversource’s marketing tactics.

• 8/23/2021 Following Tropical Storm Henri, Connecticut State Officials Warn Consumers and Families to be Wary of Clean Up and Disaster Relief Scams

  In the aftermath of Tropical Storm Henri, Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull are warning consumers and families to be aware of disaster relief and clean up scams.

• 6/11/2021 AG Tong Announces Amended Settlement to Lower Rates for UI Customers

  Attorney General William Tong announced an amended settlement with United Illuminating and state entities to provide millions of dollars in immediate savings and long-term stability for UI customers.

• 6/14/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls on SEC to Require U.S. Companies to Disclose Financial Risk from Climate Change

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a California-led coalition of attorneys general in urging the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require U.S. companies to provide detailed and accurate information about the financial risk they face from climate change.

• 1/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on Decision Striking Down Trump "Dirty Power" Rule

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Dirty Power” rule. Connecticut was among 22 states and seven local governments that sued in 2019 to block the Trump Administration’s inaccurately named Affordable Clean Energy Rule.

• 1/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of Neglected Horses Seized from Oakdale Farm

  The Office of the Attorney General today moved for the state to gain permanent custody of eight malnourished and severely neglected horses seized from Laurel Ledge Farm in Oakdale.

• 1/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalitions of State AGs Fighting Last-Ditch Efforts by Trump Administration to Gut Environmental Protections

  Administration to Gut Environmental Protections Coalitions fighting to protect the Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and Clean Air Cost-Benefit Rule