Environmental Law
![Low tide reveals oyster shells and trash at the bottom of a creek of Taylor Creek outside Beaufort.](https://cals.ncsu.edu/agricultural-and-resource-economics/wp-content/uploads/sites/46/2024/06/SG.Carteret.0086-1024x684-1.jpg)
Environmental Law generally concerns laws related to how and when farming and other land use activities impact ecosystem processes and the health of soil, air, water in a manner detrimental to wildlife and people.
This is a broad area of law that includes legislation, regulations on their application and enforcement, and judicial decisions interpreting their scope and permissible impact and limitations on human commerce.