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• 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 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 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 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.

• 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.

• 7/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Support of EPA Proposal to Restore California Waiver for Clean Car Standards

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, as well as the cities of Los Angeles, New York, Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose, in support of the EPA’s proposal to restore California’s waiver under the Clean Air Act for its greenhouse gas and zero emission vehicle (ZEV) programs.

• 7/7/2021 AG Tong Sues Google For Antitrust Violations Over App Store

  Bipartisan Coalition of States Say Google Illegally Maintains an App Store Monopoly; Unfairly Edges Out Competition

• 7/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Applauds Signing of Bill to Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong today applauded the signing of legislation that will strengthen civil rights enforcement in Connecticut.

• 7/6/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition in Defending Constitutionality of New York's Anti-Discrimination Law

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the constitutionality of New York’s anti-discrimination law.

• 7/1/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Answers on Optimum's Ill-Timed, Anti-Consumer Plan to Cut Internet Speeds

  Attorney General William Tong today called on Optimum by Altice to drop its ill-timed, anti-consumer plan to dramatically decrease internet upload speeds from 35 megabits per second to as little as 5.

• 6/30/2021 AG Tong Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Leave CDC Eviction Moratorium in Place

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to leave the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium in place until the end of July.

• 6/28/2021 AG Tong Leads Coalition Urging Federal Energy Regulators to Curb Needless Incentives for Transmission Developers

  Attorney General William Tong this week led a coalition of attorneys general, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Office of Consumer Counsel, and state ratepayer advocates reiterating a call to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject unnecessary and unjust incentive payments to transmission developers.