Claiming a prospective solar farm in New Milford would be disastrous to the environment and that the Connecticut Siting Council hastily rushed approval of the plan, attorneys representing Rescue Candlewood Mountain have filed a court brief in opposition to the proposal.

The 88-page brief filed Aug. 9 in New Britain Superior Court claims the project by Massachusetts-based Candlewood Solar calls for the destruction of 87 acres of valuable core forestland, or 15,000 trees, on Candlewood Mountain. That land, if the deal eventually goes through, would make way for a solar energy facility generating 20 megawatts of electricity to be sold to utilities in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The plan calls for installing about 15,000 solar panels.