Scottish Government environmental regulators are seeking a prosecution over unscheduled flaring at a Scots chemical plant. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) is submitting a report to the crown office over the week of flaring last April at Mossmoran in Fife.
The flame at the facility burned for six days and prompted 900 complaints- a record for Sepa for a single event. This came after a final warning letter in 2018 to ExxonMobil for "preventable and unacceptable" flaring in 2017.Terry A'Hearn, Chief Executive of Sepa, said: "Compliance with Scotland's environmental laws is simply non-negotiable."Over a number of years, communities across Fife have repeatedly endured unplanned flaring."Whilst flaring is an important safety