October, 1999
Vol. 3, No. 10
Table of Contents
Mercury Makes PCB Health Effects Worse
Forest Alert!Please Get Involvled in the DNR's Master Planning ProcessFox River & PCB Notes
Griffith Forest Restoration
DNR Public WorkshopPCB Soil Criteria may regulate Landspreading of PCB SedimentsCWAC attends Great Lakes Week in Ottawa, Canada
National Academy of Sciences Visits Green Bay
DNR Boycotted NAS Meeting
DNR Sediment Committee Held 4th Meeting
DNR Attends Industry Conference
EPA Gives Wisconsin DNR More Money
Paper Mills Paying for More Studies
Local Science Committee Calls for Aggressive Cleanup
DNR Expands Deposit N Demo to Deposit O
Newsletter Ads Help Raise Funds
Rider Update
What You Can Do
Mercury Makes PCB Health Effects Worse
A recent scientific study shows that when mercury and PCBs are both
present at the same time in a rodent's brain, they cause more damage
than
if they were each there alone or the separate results were added together.
The combination of the toxics caused much greater reductions of an
important brain chemical called dopamine. Dr. Richard Seegal,
of Albany
NY, presented this research at a neurotoxicology conference in Little
Rock,
Arkansas on Oct. 18.
Later the same day, Dr. Paul Stewart, of the State University of
New York, in Oswego, reported on their attempts to replicate the work
of
the Jacobsons in Michigan, assessing the long term effects of
the exposure
of unborn children to PCBs on neurological development and function.
Stewart and colleagues have tracked the cognitive and behavioral
development of about 300 children in New York for more than 3 years.
Cord blood PCB levels have been predictive of neurobehavioral changes
immediately after birth, and of performance on later testing
including the
Fagan Test of Infant Intelligence at 1 year and McCarthy Scales of
Children's Abilities - including the memory subscales - at 3 years
of age.
Strikingly, these investigators have also found an interaction
between mercury and PCBs on the McCarthy Scales.
Neurological effects in the children showed an interactive effect
(synergism) between prenatal PCB and mercury exposure, even at very
low
levels of mercury.
The Oswego study not only confirms the Jacobson work up until this
age of the children, but also shows a new striking interaction
of PCB and
low level mercury exposure.
Local Sediments Have Both PCBs and High Mercury
This recent research is significant for Northeast Wisconsin because
the Fox River and many other PCB contamination sites also have high
levels
of mercury.
In fact, for many years on the Fox River, the DNR could have issued
a fish-eating advisory based only on the mercury levels, but felt the
PCBs
were so overwhelming that that's all they warned the public about.
And many anglers fish a variety of different waterbodies, including
the Fox River and inland lakes with mercury warnings, and ignore the
health
advisories in several locations. The combined impacts of
the mercury and
PCBs could be causing extra harm to their children.
Problems with Risk Assessments
This research highlights a major drawback of traditional health
risk assessments, because toxicologists usually look only at the effects
of
one chemical at a time, not at combined effects which may be much worse.
Also, they usually look at only one source of exposure at a time,
rather than at all the different sources we face daily.
Many scientists conclude that more studies are needed of
combinations of chemicals and sources, because that's what we're all
being
exposed to.
These mercury and PCB results also suggest that our current
fish-eating advisories are not strict enough to account for chemical
interactions.
For more information, see the upcoming article by Jeffrey C. Bemis
and Richard F. Seegal. "Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Methylmercury
Act Synergistically to Reduce Rat Brain Dopamine Content in Vitro."
Environmental Health Perspectives
,Vol. 107, No. 11, Nov. 1999.
Test Your Knowledge
This Action Alert consists of questions with ONE common answer and
an important request:
- What is the largest state property in Wisconsin?
What public lands include some of Wisconsin's least disturbed remnants
of white and red pine forest communities as well as some of the best
opportunities to restore these natural communities?
Because of its large number of lakes and wetlands, what area provides
habitat for the most concentrated populations of bald eagles, ospreys,
loons, and river otters in northern Wisconsin?
What area has 67 rare animal species, 33 rare plant species, three wolf
packs, healthy wild rice marshes, and exciting opportunities to restore
old-growth forests on 52 sites?
What area is the headwaters for both the Wisconsin and Chippewa Rivers,
two of Wisconsin's major river systems?
What area has an abundance of lakeshore property in public ownership,
and among the world's highest densities of kettle lakes?
What area undergoing a current DNR master planning process to guide
future management offers the best opportunities to: integrate the
scientific principles of landscape ecology and conservation biology;
restore habitat connectivity; implement the new conservation purposes
of
Wisconsin's updated state forest statute and administrative regulations;
and protect healthy natural communities and overall biological diversity?
Highland American Legion (NHAL) State Forest.
Please Get Involvled in the DNR's Master Planning Process
Please attend and participate in the DNR's Saturday, November 6th "NHAL
Alternative Development Workshop." This is where "the rubber meets
the road" in terms of master planning. People will draw on maps and
propose where specific uses, developments, and management practices
will or will not occur on the NHAL State Forest.
The Commodity/forest product industry and motorized recreation interests
are likely to be well represented.
Will conservation and non-motorized recreational interests also be
adequately represented? The answer, in part, depends on YOU.
For more information on the DNR's NHAL State Forest master planning
process, please call (715) 365-8993 and/or visit the DNR's web site
at:
www.dnr.state.wi.us/master_planning/
Written comments may be sent to: Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources, Bureau of Forestry, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.
The Environmentally Concerned Citizens of Lakeland Areas (ECCOLA)
will be handing out information at the Nov. 6th workshop. ECCOLA
requests
that people attending this workshop or otherwise providing input to
the DNR
support ECCOLA's proposed E.M. Griffith Forest Restoration and Recreation
Area.
This proposal has been endorsed by many other conservation groups
as well, and it outlines a program of forest restoration and protection
for
an area about thirteen miles by sixteen miles north of Minocqua, around
the
communities of Boulder Junction, Sayner, and Star Lake. The proposal's
overall goals are white pine restoration, old-growth forest protection,
and
encouraging non-motorized recreation.
For more information on this proposal, contact: ECCOLA, P.O.
Box
537, Minocqua, WI 54548.
Many thanks for your consideration. Hope to see you in Woodruff
on November 6th!
Sincerely,
Richard Spotts, Director
Green Onion Resource Center
719 Orchard Lane
Ashland, WI 54806
gorc@ncis.net
Management of the Northern Highland
American Legion
State Forest
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Saturday, Nov. 6
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Woodruff Town Hall
750 Elm Street
Woodruff, Wisconsin
just one block north
of the Hwy. 51
and 47 junction
70% for Superfund
The St. Norbert College Survey Center conducted random telephone surveys in September and found that 70% of Brown County residents favor designating the Fox River as a federal Superfund site. 18% did not support Superfund and 11% were unsure.
65% think the responsible paper mills should pay for the cleanup.
20% think the costs should be shared by the mills and state and/or
federal
governments. 10% think the state or federal governments should cover
all
costs.
43% were somewhat satisfied with the cleanup effort on the Fox
River and 4% were very satisfied. 30% were dissatisfied, 15%
were very
dissatisfied. 8% weren't sure.
38% described the quality of the Fox River as "poor," 34% as "not
too good," 22% as "somewhat good," 3% as "very good" [we have
to wonder
about these people!] and 3% as "not sure."
67% of women and 58% of men were concerned about the possible
health effects from PCBs in the river.
The margin of error for the survey was plus or minus 4.7%.
The corporations have poured millions of dollars into public
relations campaigns and lobbying to convince people Superfund is horrible
--- so these results are gratifying. Congratulations everyone!
PCB Soil Criteria may regulate Landspreading of PCB Sediments
CWAC has been attending monthly meetings in Madison as a member of
a DNR Advisory Committee developing PCB Soil Criteria for Wisconsin.
So
far, this committee has seemed to be a fair effort to get all the issues
on
the table from a variety of viewpoints.
The state claims the criteria will be set to protect human and
wildlife health, while possibly allowing the landspreading of a variety
of
PCB contaminated wastes, such as Fox River sediments, paper mill sludges,
and municipal wastewater treatment plant sludges.
One concern is that the standard may allow a very thin spread of
PCBs over wide areas, in an attempt to dilute the pollution --- which
would
result in widespread volatilization of PCBs into the air.
We've aggressively pushed for fully protective standards, while the
sewage treatment plant operators are pushing hard for weak standards.
Currently, more than 90% of the sewage sludge in Wisconsin is spread
on
cropland, though some of it is contaminated with PCBs and other toxins.
They want to continue this practice because it is least expensive.
We've been disturbed to learn that background PCB levels in
Wisconsin soils already exceed the draft health criteria initially
proposed for committee discussion.
In a few months, more detailed information will be released for
public comment, if the Natural Resources Board decides to hold public
hearings and continue pushing for soil criteria.
CWAC supports setting a criteria (as long as it is a true health
standard) because it will allow everyone to better evaluate landspreading
proposals which could affect the environment. Good criteria should
prevent
bad projects from gaining approval. Currently, Wisconsin
has no health
standard for PCBs in soil.
National Academy of Sciences Visits Green Bay
A committee of national experts met for 2 days in Green Bay for
local input on the Fox River situation. The Committee on Remediation
of
PCB-Contaminated Sediments has 14 members appointed by the National
Research Council, part of the National Academy of Sciences.
Rebecca Katers, CWAC Executive Director, was invited to give a
half-hour presentation to the Committee. Other presenters
included the
Fox River Group (the 7 paper corporations who polluted the Fox), the
U.S.
EPA, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin,
the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Science & Technical Advisory
Committee for the Fox River and Green Bay Remedial Action Plan.
This meeting was part of the expert committee's fact-finding
efforts. The Fox River is one of only a few sites in the
country they
expect to visit --- which is a measure of just how important our Fox
River
PCB problem has become. We could become a model (for better
or worse) of
how contaminated sediments are addressed.
Surprisingly, DNR boycotted the National Academy of Sciences
meeting. Initially, the DNR was scheduled to give the expert
committee a
tour of the Deposit 56/57 dredging demo project, but when the DNR saw
the
list of people the committee wished to bring along (including a Sierra
Club
representative), the DNR objected. The NAS committee stood
its ground, so
DNR refused to participate.
Ironically, the EPA and Fish & Wildlife Service staff had to help
give the tour, even though the demo is not their project (and they
don't
particularly like the demo.)
DNR gave no presentation to the committee and only one DNR staff
member attended the meeting as an observer, and then only as a private
citizen.
DNR's excuse was that the NAS committee's sole reason for existence
was to discredit dredging as a remediation technique.
This view arose out of the fact that the NAS committee was created
from funding from Republicans in Congress who tried to stop EPA from
dredging sediments anywhere until a scientific study of dredging had
been
completed. This congressional effort was spearheaded by New York
State
legislators working on behalf of the General Electric Corporation which
is
trying to avoid responsibility and costs for dredging its PCBs out
of the
Hudson River.
The NAS research committee was created and funded, but ultimately
the EPA was not prohibited from dredging.
The DNR used the background reasons for committee formation to
openly insult the NAS committee and question it's credibility.
CWAC also has concerns about the direction of the committee, and
the pro-industry bias and funding of some of the committee members,
but
overall we have some faith that worthwhile information will be presented
when the committee completes its process sometime later next year.
Many
sincere scientists serve on the committee.
The DNR missed the boat by refusing to take advantage of presenting
their own detailed technical information to this committee, and
the DNR
could damage its future legal case by refusing later to take the
committee's results seriously.
We're actually amazed by the DNR's schizophrenic pro-industry,
anti-industry behavior. In many ways, our state DNR is treating
everyone
badly (federal agencies, tribes, environmentalists, industry, etc.)
which
threatens the success of river cleanup efforts.
One disturbing aspect of DNR's boycott was that the Fox River Group
gleefully issued a harsh press release criticizing DNR's actions and
the
news media dutifully carried large stories about it. But
the media should
pay more attention to serious DNR activities with larger impacts, such
as
DNR's secret surprise contracts with polluters, their corrupt Natural
Resources Damage Assessment, and ongoing polluter committees like the
one
below.
DNR Sediment Committee Held 4th Meeting
CWAC attended to observe the 4th meeting in Madison of DNR's
Contaminated Sediment Advisory Committee consisting almost exclusively
of
Thompson Administration staff, sediment polluters, their lawyers and
their
consultants. (Last month's newsletter described this committee
in
detail.)
Recently, we became aware of the strange lack of DNR attorneys at
most of these committee meetings, while the paper industry lawyers
are
always present.
Once again, we notified the media of the upcoming meeting, but no
news media attended or paid any attention.
DNR Attends Industry Conference
We were disturbed to learn that DNR participated prominently in a
recent industry sponsored conference in Washington DC organized
by Keith
Easton, a private consultant hired by our Wisconsin DNR
(at the paper industry's recommendation) to manage the DNR's corrupt
Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA). The conference
was geared for
industries involved in Superfund or NRDA cases around the country.
A Wisconsin DNR representative spoke at the session titled
"Cooperative NRDAs --- the Fox River Example" --- and used the opportunity
to laud the benefits of the cooperative approach with polluters and
to
describe the DNR's "successes" on the Fox River.
Obviously, this was showboating by the DNR to lend credibility to
the state's misguided NRDA. But it was also badly
timed,
because it assisted numerous corporations who are lobbying right now
in
Washington to seriously weaken federal hazardous waste cleanup laws
like
Superfund and NRDAs.
CWAC tried to get to the conference but it was too costly.
The
lowest entrance fee for the conference was $850 for one person representing
a non-profit group (not including airfare, hotel, food or local
cabfare.)
Just the printed proceedings were $500. The conference
was priced to be
available only to corporate sponsors.
It's an outrage for DNR to give aid and comfort to such polluters
while citizens have no access. We also hate to think that
any other
states would be encouraged falsely to follow Wisconsin's awful example
on
the Fox River.
EPA Gives Wisconsin DNR More Money
You'd never know it from hearing DNR staff talk, but most of the
progress made recently on the Fox River has been funded with federal
dollars, and only happened after federal pressure.
For example,Wisconsin has received more than $2 million from EPA
under the Superfund program to write the Remedial Investigation and
Feasibility Study, and $500,000 to help with the Deposit N demo project
in
Kimberly and Little Chute. And the U.S. EPA spent more
than $11 million
on the Green Bay Mass Balance Study and millions more on other studies
over
the years to establish the facts about PCBs and their movement in the
river
and bay.
The State of Wisconsin has been adamant about "state's rights"
issues and fiercely opposes the involvement of the federal government
in
Fox River matters. But the state has been quick to take
the money at the
same time that it repeatedly bashes the feds.
Now, the EPA is continuing to send additional dollars to Wisconsin
to improve the quality of the final Remedial Investigation Feasibility
Study, which is due to be completed next spring.
It would be nice if local officials could acknowledge these
contributions graciously.
Paper Mills Paying for More Studies
CWAC has publicly protested the paper industry's latest effort to
detract from Fox River Clean-up efforts, through lengthy technical
debates.
The industries are paying for the formation of a 6-member expert panel
to
review the computer model used to predict the movement and fate of
PCBs in
the Fox River and Green Bay. They also formed another committee
to look
at risk assessments.
We're frustrated because more than $30 million has already been
spent studying the Fox River and each year of delay allows another
600
pounds of PCBs to escape into the river. We feel more than
enough
information already exists to take action now.
Local Science Committee Calls for Aggressive Cleanup
The Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC)of the Fox
River and Green Bay Remedial Action Plan presented a very strong statement
at the recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) committee meeting
held
recently in Green Bay.
The STAC has been meeting to discuss the Fox River situation for
more than 14 years, and they're obviously losing patience with delays
in
the river cleanup. The following are excerpts from their
written
statement to the NAS:
* "The technical and scientific information we now have
available is both
extensive and state-of-the-art. The transport and fate
of PCBs in the
Green Bay system are better understood than in any comparably sized
system
in the world."
* "The long range clean up goals for the river and Bay should
include, at
a minimum:
- that the water be considered suitable as a source of drinking
water (after
standard levels of treatment)
- that no categories of fish within these waters are contaminated
to the extent that they compromise the health of
humans or wildlife consuming them on a
regular basis.
- because fish, wildlife and water move freely throughout the system, the entire Green Bay system must be taken into account when weighing long and short-term impacts of rehabilitation efforts."
* "In order to obtain any significant cleanup in the lower
Fox River, and
to prevent extending the long-term contamination of greater Green Bay,
dredging of contaminated sediments within the lower Fox River must
occur.
There are no technical or scientific reasons to unnecessarily delay
this
action."
* "There is potential for massive transport of contaminated
sediments
from the river to the Bay as a consequence of a major flushing event
in the
river. Recent major flow events have occurred in 1990 and
1993.
Therefore, removal of contaminated material should occur as soon as
possible..."
* "Local landfilling of dredging contaminated sediments
is the only
environmentally sound method currently practical for disposal of a
significant fraction of the volume of contaminated sediments identified
in
the draft Feasibility Study..... landfills impose an obligation and
commitment for long-term maintenance to prevent recontamination of
the
environment. The risk of recontamination, however, is minuscule
compared
to the widespread contamination that currently exists and does not
under
any possible circumstance override the necessity for removing contaminated
sediments from the river. The overwhelming scientific evidence
at hand
indicates that it is far better to put sediments in secure locations
like
landfills rather than to allow them to remain in unconfined situations
where they continue to circulate and harm the environment indefinitely."
* "The volume of dredging proposed is feasible over a period
of years and
is comparable to the estimated volume of backlog dredging proposed
by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the port's navigation channels.
This is
a reasonable action. It is also comparable to other local
major
construction projects under discussion by private entities."
* "Because the cost is amortized over the life of the project
(7-10
years), and divided between at least the seven Potentially Responsible
Parties [the 7 paper corporations], this should not be a financial
burden
that would cause any secure company to close their doors."
* "The benefits of remediation in terms of water quality
and the future
protection of wildlife and human health will be significant and long-term.
The payback extends indefinitely, and future generations will reap
the
benefits in terms of improved ecosystem health forever.
These benefits
will translate into building a sound economy for the future.
Tourism and
recreational activity will most certainly increase as environmental
conditions improve. Riverfront property values have risen
dramatically in
recent years, with the trend expected to continue. Downtown waterfront
areas in cities all around the Great Lakes have blossomed, resulting
in
economic boons to local communities. In other words, this
is a good
investment."
* "Significant additional benefits will accrue as a result
of the removal
of millions of cubic meters of organic rich sediments from the river.
These sediments contain high concentrations of organic matter, nutrients
and a host of other exotic and natural compounds that are both known
and
suspected degraders of water quality."
* "It is essential that now that we can see the light at
the end of the
tunnel, we move forward with expediency. The benefits are
greatest today,
they only decrease with time and significant delays could reduce the
effectiveness of the remediation effort with no reduction in cost to
us,
and a potentially significant cost to future generations."
* "Despite the wealth and quality of information available,
there still are divisions between governmental partners on the interpretation
of the data. It is imperative that these differences be resolved fully
and quickly in order to reach mutually
acceptable remediation decisions. This must be a high priority for
immediate action by the governmental entities."
* "Ideally, if no constraints existed, because of the persistence
and
potential negative effects of PCBs in the environment, the removal
of
nearly all PCBs from the Fox River would be desirable, and ignoring
the
problem is not acceptable."
* "Time is of the essence. We urge that a mechanism
be found which
allows actual remediation activities to begin at the earliest possible
opportunity rather than delaying the start of projects until a final
binding agreement is reached about funding and liability issues.
Further,
if the final remediation strategy includes multiple river reaches,
remediation should begin as soon as possible in all areas simultaneously."
* "A rigorous and quantitative monitoring effort must also
be part of any
remediation implementation in order to continuously reassess their
effectiveness."
DNR Expands Deposit N Demo to Deposit O
We recently learned that the DNR has completed the Deposit N demo
near Kimberly and Little Chute "under budget" and have gone ahead to
dredge
the nearby hotspot known as Deposit O.
On one hand, it's good news that more of the river is being cleaned
up, but we still have some questions:
- The final quantity of sludge removed from Deposit N was much
smaller than the projected amount. Did they cut corners to stay
under
budget or make it look good?
- Given the large amount of staff time devoted to finding
disposal
sites for this project, we question whether all staff costs have been
factored into project costs.
- How can DNR go into a new hotspot with no public notification
or
input process? Previous projects required several permits.
- will taxpayers be reimbursed by the polluters for the
costs of
this work? The Deposit N work came from a $500,000 EPA grant,and
a $5
million fund set aside by Gov. Thompson in the state budget from our
taxdollars. The polluters have paid only small parts of the costs.
CWAC testifies at International Joint Commission Meeting
CWAC representatives attended the recent Biennial Meeting of
the
International Joint Commission in Milwaukee, to ask questions and
testify at several seminars or hearings on mercury, contaminated sediments,
water quality, and water quantity.
The IJC is the diplomatic body made up of 3 U.S. and 3 Canadian
Commissioners appointed to oversee the implementation of the Boundary
Waters Treaty and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, as well as other
agreements between our countries. The IJC has support staff and
a Science
Advisory Board to help it evaluate and report on the status of Great
Lakes
efforts.
At one point in the meeting, we were able to publicly thank Carol
Browner, EPA Administrator, for the leadership her agency has shown
in
addressing Fox River contamination problems.
CWAC attends Great Lakes Week in Ottawa, Canada
Rebecca Katers, Executive Director of CWAC attended a recent
gathering of Great Lakes advocates in Ottawa, Canada to help share
citizen
concerns and Great Lakes information with Canadian leaders in Parliament
.
The "Great Lakes Week" is sponsored by Great Lakes United (aptly named
GLU), an international coalition of environmental, conservation, labor
and
other groups around the Great Lakes basin. CWAC is a member of
GLU.
The majority of participants at Ottawa's Great Lakes Week are
Canadian, but they wanted a few Americans present to share our experiences
on similar issues.
The Fox River is an exceptional case which has gathered a lot of
regional, even international attention, but we've been struck by how
similar our frustrations are with those of other activists around the
world. We're not the only ones fighting well-funded obstructive
corporations and politically ham-strung government agencies.
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The Interior Appropriations bill has been passed by Congress and sent
to the desk of President Clinton for his signature, laden with more than
27 anti-environmental riders.There are rumblings of a presidential veto.
The bill passed the House 225-200, with Republicans generally favoring
the anti-environmental riders. Our Northeast Wisconsin Congressional members,
Rep. Mark Green and Rep. Thomas Petri, both voted in favor of the riders.
Examples of some of the most egregious riders in the Senate Interior Appropriations bill:
- GRAZING: Allow continued grazing on federal lands without environmental
review.
- WILDLIFE SURVEYS: Allow logging and road-building on National Forests
without surveys required in existing laws to protect wildlife habitat,
water quality, and other ecological values of our National Forests.
- GRAND CANYON: Block the National Park Service and Federal Aviation
Administration from issuing further regulations on overflights at Grand
Canyon National Park.
- OIL: Prevent collection of fair oil royalties on oil pumped from federal
lands.
- TONGASS: Provide nearly $12 million in logging subsidies for Alaska's
Tongass National Forest.
- MINE WASTE: Allow mining companies to dump mining waste across unlimited
acres of public lands by eliminating the 1872 Mining Law's five-acre
millsite limitation.
- GRIZZLIES: Deny funds for reintroducing grizzly bears.
- LEAD MINING: Prevent the Dept. of Interior from stopping lead mining
in
the Ozark Mountains in Missouri, which threatens two National and Scenic
Waterways.
On a separate front, the Commerce Appropriations bill was passed
containing another nasty rider which would exempt Pacific Salmon from
Endangered Species Act protection in Alaskan waters.
This Commerce bill passed by only 2 votes, and our 2 Reps. Green and
Petri both voted in favor of this rider.
What You Can Do
Now that this legislation has passed both the House and the Senate, it will arrive on President Clinton's desk. The President could stop the riders by vetoing the bills.
Call White House Chief of Staff John Podesta --- 202-456-6798 ---
to tell him how you feel about this issue.
Contact Your Elected Officials
Contact Wisconsin Governor Thompson
Governor Tommy ThompsonContact your Wisconsin State LegislatorsOnline & Toll-Free
Room 115 East, State Capitol
P.O. Box 7863
Madison, WI 53707
Ph: 608-266-1212
FAX: 608-267-8983
wisgov@mail.state.wi.us
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P.O. Box 7882
Madison, WI 53707State Rep. (Last Name, A thru L)
P.O. Box 8952
Madison, WI 53708State Rep. (Last Name, Mc thru Z)
P.O. Box 8953
Madison, WI 53708(If you don’t know who your elected state representatives are,
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