A political consequence describes any change, good or bad, in the way people or businesses are governed. Sometimes laws that protect the environment can make less land available for other uses. What political consequence could occur to a community that has less land for businesses? The health of the growing community improves over time without new businesses. New companies are prevented from building and current companies cannot expand. More people will move to the community for career opportunities. The lives of humans are protected, and businesses are saved in the community.