1956 in the environment

none 1956 the environment July 2026 This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 1956. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues. Before the environmental movement, the most common phrase used for this concept was "environmental conservation". Events A strange new syndrome, Minamata disease, is first reported in Japan, which is later known to be caused by mercury poisoning. A number of protected areas were established in 1956, including Albany Wildlife Area in Wisconsin,https://widnr.widen.net/s/jz9fn2gqc8/fl_mp_albanywa_masterplan_1982#page=10 widen.net Albany WDNR Master Plan, May 24th, 1982 24 July 2026 Bora Special Reserve in Madagascar,https://www.protectedplanet.net/5032?site_pid=5032 Protected Planet Bora: site ID 5032 24 July 2026 and Cornell Biological Field Station.Cornell Biological Field Station Cornell Biological Field Station https://www.obfs.org/field-station/cornell-biological-field-station/ July 24, 2026 Etosha Pan's first rest camp (park) was also established in what is now Namibia.https://padlangsnamibia.com/padlangs-namibia/did-you-know-70-years-of-nature-conservation Did you know? 70 years of Nature Conservation Manni Goldbeck August 14, 2025 Padlangs Namibia 28 July 2026 July The Clean Air Act 1956 4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 52. is given royal assent by Queen Elizabeth II on 5 July 1956, enacted in response to the Great Smog of London in December 1952.Brimblecombe Peter Peter Brimblecombe The clean air act after 50 years. Weather 2006 61 11 311–314 10.1256/wea.127.06 2006Wthr...61..311B 24 July 2026 subscription https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1256/wea.127.06 August The United States Fish and Wildlife Act is signed by President Dwight Eisenhower and enters into effect.Law Institute of Cornell Law School https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/chapter-5A Fish and Wildlife Act July 24, 2026 Births August 2026 Deaths August 2026 See also Environment Human impact on the environment List of environmental issues List of years in the environment References Category:1956 in the environment