2021 Press Releases

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• 7/29/2021 Attorney General Tong Reaches Agreement with Biden Administration to Crack Down on Air Pollution

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of five states and the City of New York announcing an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would commit the federal government to addressing pollution that blows into Connecticut and creates unhealthy ground-level ozone (commonly known as smog).

• 7/29/2021 AG Tong Alerts Businesses and Government Entities to Take Prompt Action to Protect Operations and Personal Information

  Following an unnerving increase in the frequency and scale of ransomware attacks across the globe—underscored by the massive attack on software company Kaseya on the brink of the July 4th holiday weekend—Attorney General William Tong is leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging businesses and government entities to immediately assess their current data security practices and take appropriate steps to protect operations and consumer data.

• 7/29/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Permanently Extend Expanded Child Tax Credit

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general urging Congress to permanently extend the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), which provides a proven and systemic solution that would lift millions of children out of poverty.

• 7/28/2021 AG Tong Statement on CCDL vs. Lamont Decision

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Connecticut Citizen’s Defense League vs. Lamont.

• 7/26/2021 Attorney General Tong to Testify Before Congressional Subcommittee on Bankruptcy Abuses and Reform

  At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, Attorney General William Tong will testify in support of reforms to bankruptcy laws.

• 7/21/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $26 Billion Agreement With Opioid Distributors/Manufacturer

  Attorney General William Tong today announced an historic $26 billion agreement with pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson to bring desperately needed resources to fight the opioid crisis. Connecticut will receive approximately $300 million as part of the landmark settlement.

• 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.

• 7/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Objects to Purdue Bankruptcy Plan With Legal Shield For Sackler Family

  Attorney General William Tong joined eight other attorneys general today filing formal objections to an inadequate and insufficient Purdue bankruptcy plan that would grant a lifetime legal shield to the Sackler family.

• 7/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Launches Elder Justice Hotline

  Attorney General William Tong, Aging and Disabilities Commissioner Amy Porter, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull and the Coalition for Elder Justice in Connecticut today launched the Elder Justice Hotline-- a “one stop shop” for older in adults in Connecticut in need of information, aid, and justice.

• 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).

• 7/16/2021 Sacklers Threaten Connecticut-- Attorney General Tong Says He Will Not Be Intimidated

  Attorney General William Tong today reacted to sanctions threat launched by the Raymond Sackler family seeking to intimidate Connecticut into dropping its objections to the inadequate Purdue bankruptcy plan.

• 7/15/2021 Attorneys General Respond to Arrest of Hervis Rogers in Texas for Voting

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of seven attorneys general from around the nation, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, in releasing the following joint statement regarding the arrest of Hervis Rogers on charges of voting in the 2020 Texas Democratic primary while on parole:

• 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.

• 7/12/2021 Attorney General Tong Responds to PURA Draft Decision Rejecting CT Water’s Requested $20 Million Rate Hike

  Attorney General William Tong responded today to a draft decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority rejecting Connecticut Water’s $20 million rate hike request.

• 7/12/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls on Federal Regulators to Act on Child Car Seat Safety

  Attorney General William Tong today led a 17-state coalition with New York Attorney General Letitia James calling on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to take stronger measures to protect children while traveling in car seats.