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• Attorney General Announces BBB To Stop Awarding Ratings For Cash, Make Other Changes To Rating System

• Attorney General Raises Public Health and Safety Concerns In Opposing Indian Point Relicensing Application

  Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said today he opposes relicensing two Indian Point nuclear reactors in Buchanan, N.Y. until a thorough and complete investigation is made of environmental impacts from continuing their operation for 20 years, including spent fuel storage, the potential threat to public drinking water supplies and relocating large numbers of people in the event of an accident.

• Attorney General: PURA Agrees to Review Proposed NU/NSTAR Merger

  Attorney General George Jepsen said state utility regulators are helping to ensure that Connecticut utility customers are protected with a final decision today to review the proposed merger of Northeast Utilities and NStar, a Boston-based utility holding company.

• AG/OCC: Regulators Should Fine CL&P For Failed Repairs to Underground Distribution System in Waterbury

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said state utility regulators should fine Connecticut Light & Power Co. for failing to correct and upgrade long-standing problems in an underground electric distribution system in Waterbury.

• AG Supports NRC Decision Ordering Staff to Conduct Environmental Study on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that he supports a federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission order to its staff to develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) and a revised waste confidence rule on the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel.

• Attorney General Loses His Hair To Advance Children’s Cancer Research

• Attorney General Joins Challenge To Electric Transmission Rates In New England

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined Massachusetts and other New England states in challenging the rates charged by electric transmission owners, claiming they are no longer “just and reasonable” as required by federal law.

• Attorney General Issues Consumer Advisory: Closing Sales Underway At Six Borders Stores In State

• Attorney General George Jepsen Raises Concerns About Refurbished Products Sold By Staples

• Attorney General George Jepsen Named Co-Chairman Of Antitrust Working Group

• Attorney General George Jepsen Advises Residents To Secure Wireless Internet Networks

• Attorney General George Jepsen Advises Heating Oil Customers That Company Has Closed

• Attorney General “Disappointed” By Failure Of State Regulators To Review NU Merger

• Attorney General Demands Unlicensed Company Stop Debt Negotiation Services In Connecticut

• Attorney General Creates Privacy Task Force To Focus On Internet And Data Privacy Concerns