The Trump administration said on Tuesday it will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, removing the legal foundation for all U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.

Environmental Protection Agency officials might end the agency's prior "endangerment finding" for greenhouse gas emissions and repeal vehicle regulations.

The long-expected move comes after Republicans recently disarmed fuel economy standards and canceled influential state-level emissions rules.

The Trump administration said on Tuesday it will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, removing the legal foundation for all U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.

The proposal strikes down all greenhouse gas standards for heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty engines, starting with EPA’s first greenhouse gas set in 2011 for medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles and engines.

The Trump administration is formally proposing to scrap the US government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases as an air pollutant, a move that sets the stage to severely weaken Washington’s ability to fight climate change.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will rescind the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health, as well as tailpipe emission standards for vehicles, removing the legal foundation of greenhouse gas regulations across industries,