Diverse and contradictory possibilities appear for the Columbia River
region of the future, Catholic bishops say in a 65-page document that blames
the ill health of the watershed on “human ignorance, human carelessness,
human indifference and human greed.”
The bishops, in a “pastoral reflection” titled “The Columbia River Watershed:
Realities and Possibilities,” say the region faces two options: “economic
stability and ecological integrity and sustainability if people take seriously
their
