Two environmental groups sued Colorado’s air-pollution regulators Wednesday for failing to issue timely permits to two oil and gas operations in Adams County, alleging the delay is jeopardizing the health of people who live near those facilities and breathe dirty air.

The Center for Biological Diversity and 350 Colorado filed the lawsuit in Adams County District Court over Magellan Pipeline Terminals LLC’s Aurora Terminal, a petroleum products handling and storage facility, and Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC’s Mustang Booster Station, an oil and gas compressor station.

Both companies have filed applications for air permits with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division and both permits are overdue by several months, according t

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