Explain why environmental problems are simultaneously social problems.

Environmental problems are simultaneously social problems also because people, society, and environment are interrelated and so every environmental problem is the problem of society. The society not only creates but also solves environmental problems.

1. The environmental problems affect the different groups of a society in different manner because of social inequality.

2. The social status determines the extent of control and access to the environmental resources, so the classes or the groups having easy access to or ownership of natural resources will be less harmed by the environmental issues than those who do not have easy access.

3. However certain environmental problems are of universal concern and they are not limited to a particular social group.