PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 15 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release on Dec. 14, 2022: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the whitebark pine will be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The pine is the most widespread tree to receive such protection. It occurs in high-elevation areas of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada. The tree is primarily threatened by an introduced fungal pathoge  more