The legal status of the individuals in Chinese environmental law may be studied from the perspective of their relationship with state, units and the public:Individuals and state mainly interacting around the theme of service and obedience; Individuals and units are juxtaposed and corresponding to each other; Individuals and the public present a complex situation of separation and complementarity. In general, individual is an indispensable "small" element in the subject of environmental law, and the citizen is the "large" subject gradually paid attention to environmental law.