COVID-19 • PRESS RELEASES Vermont Sues Trump Administration for Limiting Enforcement of Environmental & Public Health Laws
Date
May 13, 2020
Contact: Charity R. Clark, Chief of Staff, 802-828-3171
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Defending the ACA, Advocating for Small Businesses, & Calling for the Reauthorization of Violence Against Women Act
Date
May 8, 2020
Actions taken by the AG Donovan during the week of May 4 – May 8
Contact: Charity R. Clark, Chief of Staff, 802-828-3171
The Attorney General’s Office has been hard at work for Vermont this week. “My office’s mission and dedication to protecting Vermonters remain steadfast in these unprecedented times,” said Attorney General T.J. Donovan. “We will continue to do our part in the COVID-19 pandemic. Vermont will get through this together.” Here are some of the actions taken by the Attorney General’s Office during the week of May 4 to May 8, 2020:
Attorney General Donovan Partners with Comcast to Address Shortage of Laptops in Time of Remote Learning
Date
May 5, 2020
250 Chromebooks Delivered to Orange-East Supervisory Union Students
Contact: Charity R. Clark, Chief of Staff, 802-828-3171
Attorney General’s Office Continues to Protect the Environment, Seniors, And Consumers in the Face of COVID-19
Date
May 1, 2020
Actions taken by the AG during the week of April 27 – May 1
Contact: Charity R. Clark, Chief of Staff, 802-828-3171
Attorney General Donovan to FCC: Keep Vermonters Connected
Date
April 29, 2020
Coalition Requests Telecomm Industry Continue to Cancel Shut-Offs for Nonpayment
Contact: Charity R. Clark, Chief of Staff, 802-828-3171
Attorney General T.J. Donovan has joined a group of attorneys general in urging the telecommunications industry to make further commitments to protect consumers who are struggling financially as a result of COVID-19 and in calling upon the FCC for support.
Judge Grants Injunction in Attorney General Donovan’s Price Gouging Lawsuit
Date
April 27, 2020
Contact: Christopher J. Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, 802-828-3171
Statement On 50th Anniversary of Earth Day by Attorney General Donovan
Date
April 22, 2020
Contact: Rob McDougall, Chief, Environmental Division, 802-828-3172
Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan released the following statement for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day:
“Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day being celebrated around the globe. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of two important environmental laws: the federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Vermont’s very own Act 250.
Attorney General Donovan To Debt Collectors, Creditors & Banks: Vermonters’ ‘Stimulus Checks’ Are Off Limits
Date
April 21, 2020
Contact: Charity R. Clark, Chief of Staff, 802-828-3171
Attorney General Donovan Calls for EPA to Scrap Policy Limiting Federal Environmental Enforcement
Date
April 15, 2020
COVID-19 Policy Could Harm Low-Income and Minority Communities
Contact: Robert F. McDougall, Chief, Environmental Protection Division, 802-828-3171
Attorney General Sues to Stop Price-Gouging Scheme
Date
April 14, 2020
Contact: Christopher J. Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, 802-828-3171
Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced that he filed a lawsuit and motion for preliminary injunction to stop a price-gouging scheme involving surgical masks. The State of Vermont alleges Big Brother Security Programs, whose primary business is to own and operate public and private transportation, and its owner Shelley Palmer of Williston, Vermont, imported surgical masks that cost 10 cents each and re-sold them to Central Vermont Medical Center for $2.50 each; for at least a 500 percent mark-up.