2020 Press Releases

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• 9/21/2020 AG Tong Warns Connecticut Residents to be on Alert for Utility Scams

  Attorney General William Tong today urged Connecticut residents to be on alert for utility scams after multiple reports of consumers receiving calls purporting to be from Eversource and threatening imminent shut-off of electricity if a payment was not made.

• 9/19/2020 AG Tong Statement on Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement last night on social media on following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

• 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.

• 9/16/2020 Former ITT students to get 330 million in debt relief in settlement

  CFPB, 48 attorneys general secure agreement over PEAKS loans at defunct for-profit school

• 9/16/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Casey V. Lamont Decision

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the decision in Casey v. Lamont solidly affirming the Governor’s authority during public health and civil preparedness emergencies to take affirmative steps to protect public health and safe lives.

• 9/16/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rollback of Regulations that Limit Methane Emissions

  Attorney General William Tong, joining a coalition of 24 states and municipalities, yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule gutting standards that limit emissions of methane, volatile organic compounds, and other hazardous pollutants from new, reconstructed, and modified facilities in the oil and natural gas industry.

• 9/14/2020 Connecticut Sues Exxon For Decades of Deceit Regarding Climate Change

  Attorney General Tong Seeking Remediation and Restitution for Climate Damage, Civil Penalties, Disgorgement of Profits

• 9/11/2020 Census Win-- Court Rules Undocumented Immigrants Must be Included in Congressional Apportionment

  A three-judge panel in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York yesterday sided with Connecticut and a coalition of states, blocking the Trump Administration from excluding undocumented immigrants from the apportionment base following the conclusion of the 2020 census.

• 9/11/2020 Attorney General William Tong Urges Cable Providers to Reimburse Customers for Lost Service during Outages Caused by Tropical Storm Isaias

  Attorney General William Tong is urging cable companies reimburse customers for lost services during the widespread days long power outages caused by Tropical Storm Isaias in August.

• 9/10/2020 Attorney General Tong joins lawsuit to protect Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas drilling

  Attorney General William Tong announced today he is joining a coalition of X states filing a federal lawsuit against the Trump Administration to protect Alaska’s pristine and undeveloped Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil and gas development.

• 9/10/2020 As Mail Delays Continue, Attorney General Tong and State Attorneys General Seek Court Order to Protect USPS Operations

  As mail delays continue, Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general seeking a court order to block operational changes at the U.S. Postal Service ahead of the November election.

• 9/8/2020 Attorney General Tong Releases Statement on Voting Integrity

  Attorney General William Tong, along with a coalition of 24 other attorneys general, released a statement today highlighting the importance of election integrity.

• 9/8/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Energy and Technology Committee to Enact Strong Protections for Ratepayers

  Attorney General William Tong submitted testimony today to the Energy and Technology Committee of the Connecticut State Legislature, urging strong action to protect ratepayers. In written testimony, Attorney General Tong offers support and key suggestions to strengthen ratepayer protections in the bill.

• 9/4/2020 Attorney General Tong Opposes Trump Administration Proposal Allowing Predatory Lenders to Take Advantage of Connecticut’s Most Vulnerable Communities

  Coalition Sends Letter Asking Federal Banking Regulator to Withdraw Rule Facilitating ‘Rent-A-Bank’ Schemes

• 9/2/2020 Connecticut and DC Attorneys General Question Premom Fertility App Over Privacy Concerns

  Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine released a letter today to the CEO of Premom, questioning the fertility app over reports the company may have shared sensitive user data with third partner advertising and analytics firms without user consent.