[en] This report was prepared primarily as an internal document to present to management an overview of environmental status and trends in Region IV and to highlight environmental problems and management implications. This is a part of a series of reports from each of the ten federal Regions of the United States. Discussion is organized by the several programs concerned with different aspects (media) of the environment from air quality to radiation and pesticides. This report covers the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee