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2008 in the environment

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This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 2008. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.

Events

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February

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March

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  • The Ecology Summit was held on Necker Island.

May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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November

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December

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  • The 2008 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place in Poznań, Poland, between December 1 and December 12, 2008.
  • The Kingston Fossil Plant coal fly ash slurry spill occurred when an ash dike ruptured at an 84-acre (0.34 km2) solid waste containment area at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee in the United States. An estimated 1.1 billion US gallons (4,200,000 m3) of coal fly ash slurry was released.

See also

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