WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

Move would end limits on greenhouse gas pollution, hamper future efforts to combat global warming – and cut US$54 billion in costs annually.

The Trump administration has reportedly drafted a plan to upend a foundational Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finding that allows the U.S. government to more easily regulate the use of greenhouse gases, which are a primary driver of the climate crisis.