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MONTPELIER, Vt. — Congressional members from 13 states are asking the Obama administration for emergency funding to keep bats alive. The lawmakers want to find out why a fungus has killed an estimated half- million bats.
They say white-nose syndrome has profound implications for public health, the environment and the economy because bats feed on bugs that spread disease and damage crops.
There is no evidence the fungus threatens humans.
