ocr: Serious environmental degradation in the 1980s resulted from the state's unwillingness to entorce existing environmental laws, andledto the foundation ofthe party "Ecoglasnost" in 1989.It: has been active in circulating information on pollution, health and nuclear waste dump locations and: in bringing polluters to court. Bulgaria's main environmental problems are deforestation and air pollution. The spontaneous tormation ofregional environmental pressure groups indicates the severity ofpollution problems.
