 On September 4, 2015, the Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) filed an appeal against the NJBPA.In January 2016, the New Jersey Sierra Club and Environment New Jersey filed a lawsuit against the NJBPU and the Pinelands Commission.In November 2016, the New Jersey Appellate Court ruled that Nancy Wittenberg, director of the Pinelands Commission, overstepped her authority for allowing the project to proceed.