2011 Press Releases

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• Attorney General gives notice of Abnormal Disruption in Market for Energy Resources

  In light of the ongoing impacts of the recent snowstorm, including the high number of power outages at service stations throughout Connecticut, the Attorney General hereby gives notice pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-234(d) of an abnormal disruption in the market for energy resources.

• Full Regulatory Review Of NU Merger Needed To Protect Connecticut Consumers

• Consumer Counsel, Attorney General Urge Regulators To Appoint Independent Utility Pole Administrator

  Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and Attorney General George Jepsen are urging state utility regulators to appoint an independent, statewide administrator with management and oversight authority over Connecticut’s network of utility poles.

• Consumer Alert: Ford Recalls Older-Model Windstar Minivans

• Connecticut And Eastern States Join In Support of EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

  Connecticut, joined by five other Eastern states and the District of Columbia, is seeking to intervene in support of a federal rule to control interstate air pollution, which is currently under challenge in a lawsuit before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

• Cigna Agrees To Review Chiropractic Claims Denied Improperly

• Attorney General Issues Warning About Repair Scams In Areas Still Without Power

  Attorney General George Jepsen today warned Connecticut residents to be on alert for tree removal, power restoration or other repair scams in areas still without power or where heavy damage resulted from last weekend’s snowstorm.

• Connecticut Oysters V Kentucky Ham In Huskies-Wildcats Matchup

• Connecticut Joins States Opposing “Binge In A Can” Flavored Malt Beverage

• Consumer Advisory: Borders Group To Close Remaining Stores

• Connecticut Leads States To $90.8 Million Settlement With UBS AG Over Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

• Connecticut Joins Multi-State Agreement To Curb Tobacco Sales To Minors By Circle K Stores, Inc.

• Connecticut Joins Multi-State Effort To Compel EPA To Issue New Air Quality Standards

  Connecticut and 11 other states notified the federal Environmental Protection Agency today of their intent to sue after 60 days over the agency’s failure to issue revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, or soot, as required by the Clean Air Act.

• Connecticut Joins Challenge of NRC Rule on Storage of Spent Nuclear Reactor Fuel

• Connecticut Coordinated With U.S. Department Of Justice Settlement Over Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.