Environmental data for New Jersey
Live federal data on who's reporting greenhouse gas emissions, who's out of compliance with the Clean Water Act, and where the worst pollution hot-spots are. Every number links back to the original EPA dataset.
At a glance
32,780 facilities tracked across air, water, hazardous waste, and drinking water · 9,646 inspections in last 4 quarters
Compliance by program
NJ facilities currently regulated under each major federal environmental statute, and how many are out of compliance right now.
Stationary sources of air pollution — power plants, industrial boilers, refineries.
NPDES-permitted facilities discharging to waterways and stormwater systems.
Generators, transporters, and treatment/storage/disposal facilities for hazardous waste.
Public water systems — utilities, schools, mobile home parks. Penalty data not exposed by EPA for this program.
Toxic chemical releases
NJ facilities required to report releases of EPA-listed toxic chemicals to air, water, or land under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program. Each facility files one report per chemical per year.
Pollution hot-spots
New Jersey ZIP codes with the most Clean Water Act facilities currently in violation.
| ZIP | City | Facilities | Current violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07114 | Newark | 108 | 35 | $0 |
| 07105 | Newark | 105 | 35 | $3,000 |
| 07036 | Linden | 108 | 31 | $2,000 |
| 08701 | Lakewood | 507 | 26 | $33,631 |
| 07032 | Kearny | 90 | 25 | $0 |
| 07080 | South Plainfield | 48 | 24 | $0 |
| 08085 | Swedesboro | 193 | 22 | $103,000 |
| 08016 | Burlington | 129 | 22 | $1,000 |
Statewide GHG inventory by sector
NJ's full economy-wide greenhouse gas accounting from NJDEP — covers transportation, buildings, electricity, industry, waste, and agriculture, not just the large facilities reporting to EPA. Manually transcribed from the latest published report; refreshed when DEP issues a new cycle.
- TransportationOn-road vehicles, aviation, rail, marine38.4 (39%)
- BuildingsResidential (15.2) + commercial (10.2) heating & equipment25.4 (26%)
- ElectricityIn-state generation + net imported power18.5 (19%)
- IndustrialFuel combustion + process emissions8.8 (9%)
- HFCs & OtherRefrigerants, natural gas distribution, ODS substitutes4.2 (4%)
- WasteLandfill methane, wastewater treatment1.9 (2%)
- AgricultureLivestock, soil management, non-fuel ag activity0.4 (0%)
Reported emissions trend
Total greenhouse gas emissions reported by NJ facilities under the EPA Mandatory Reporting Program, year over year. Covers large emitters only (25,000+ metric tons CO₂-equivalent) — not the full statewide inventory.
Carbon allowance auctions (RGGI)
Quarterly auction results from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative — the 12-state cap-and-trade program NJ rejoined in 2020. Each allowance covers one short ton of CO₂. Proceeds fund state clean-energy investments; NJ's share goes into DEP's Strategic Funding Plan.
Clean energy & resilience funding to NJ
Federal post-Sandy CDBG-DR money flowing to NJ counties through the EDA Energy Resilience Bank for distributed generation, microgrids, and critical-facility resilience. Sourced from the NJ Open Data Portal.
- Bergen$27.0M (1)
- Essex$21.1M (1)
- Somerset$12.2M (1)
- Hudson$10.2M (1)
- Bergen County Utilities AuthorityLittle Ferry Borough, Bergen$27.0M obligated · $26.6M disbursed
- RWJ-NBIW Orange, Essex$21.1M obligated · $20.6M disbursed
- RWJ-SomersetSomerville Borough, Somerset$12.2M obligated · $12.2M disbursed
- RWJ-Jersey CityJersey City, Hudson$10.2M obligated · $10.2M disbursed
Community emissions by county
Total community-scale GHG emissions for every NJ municipality — electricity, natural gas, on-road vehicles, and other heating fuels — aggregated up to county totals. Sourced from Sustainable Jersey's municipal energy workbook.
- Middlesex10.1M MT CO₂e(25 munis)
- Bergen9.3M MT CO₂e(70 munis)
- Union7.0M MT CO₂e(21 munis)
- Essex6.7M MT CO₂e(22 munis)
- Monmouth5.6M MT CO₂e(53 munis)
- Morris5.4M MT CO₂e(39 munis)
- Camden4.9M MT CO₂e(37 munis)
- Atlantic4.2M MT CO₂e(23 munis)
Electric vehicle registrations
Cumulative light-duty EVs registered in NJ by year — fully-electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) combined. From the DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center, sourced from Experian.
Top 10 NJ greenhouse gas emitters
Facilities with the largest reported emissions for 2023, measured in metric tons of CO₂-equivalent. Click any facility to see its full history on EPA FLIGHT.
| # | Facility | MT CO₂e |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillips 66 BAYWAY REFINERY PHILLIPS 66 (100%) | 32,113,524 |
| 2 | PSE&G PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC (100%) | 17,131,821 |
| 3 | Paulsboro Refining Company LLC PBF ENERGY INC (100%) | 11,954,004 |
| 4 | New Jersey Resources NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP (100%) | 4,632,151 |
| 5 | Linden Cogeneration Facility JERA POWER LINDEN LLC (8.08%); JERA POWER LINDEN LLC (41.92%); EGCO LINDEN II LLC (28%); ROSE CAPITAL INVESTMENT INC (12%); HPJV1LLC (10%) | 2,812,087 |
| 6 | South Jersey Gas Company SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC (100%) | 2,800,265 |
| 7 | Elizabethtown Gas SOUTH JERSEY INDUSTRIES INC (100%) | 2,521,321 |
| 8 | Linden Generating Station ARCLIGHT ENERGY PARTNERS FUND VII LP (100%) | 1,861,722 |
| 9 | Woodbridge Energy Center CPV POWER HOLDINGS LP (37.53%); TOYOTA TSUSHO POWER USA INC (31.25%); OSAKA GAS USA CORP (20%); JOHN HANCOCK MANULIFE (11.22%) | 1,441,687 |
| 10 | Newark Energy Center, LLC NEWARK ENERGY CENTER LLC (100%) | 1,306,853 |
Dig deeper
- EPA FLIGHT↗
Facility-level greenhouse gas emissions tool. Filter by state, sector, and year. Includes year-over-year emissions tonnage per facility.
- EPA ECHO Facility Search↗
Search any NJ facility for compliance, violations, inspections, and enforcement history across air, water, and hazardous waste programs.
- EPA TRI Explorer↗
Toxics Release Inventory — annual reports of chemical releases to air, water, and land by NJ facilities.
- NJ DEP GHG Inventory↗
Statewide emissions by sector — transportation, electricity, buildings, industry, waste, agriculture. The state's tracking against the Global Warming Response Act.