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AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent (AP)

<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081006/ap_on_go_ot/hurricane_environment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081005/capt.3680155e80cb4354b347db656ca386d2.hurricane_environment_wx603.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0bSVtwCrtFCAtfbgviCT2g--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, Unified Command responders discuss conditions at a diesel spill site on Goat Island, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Teams have been working throughout the Houston-Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas, areas to identify, assess and remediate pollution sites since the passing of Hurricane Ike. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class L.F. Chambers)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.</p><br clear="all"/>