At a campaign rally on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said his administration is going to dismantle restrictions on methane , one of the most common and potent planet-warming greenhouse gases .

The new rule, proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency in response to complaints from the oil and gas industry, revises a Biden-era rule targeting methane leaks and would relax methane monitoring and emission-control requirements.

The agency has planned to repeal these rules for months, saying that they posed a “monumental threat” to the economy and an “undue burden” on the oil and gas industry.…