>> june of 2018 is when i personally heard. >> reporter: that's when two large coal plants on either side of season are projected to close. >> it was definitely a shock to myself. co-workers, family. eem in the local community. i think some people are still in shock. >> reporter: as it stands now, the union says about 700 jobs will be lost in a town of about 2,000 people. the coal supplier said it will cut an additional 1700 jobs, tax revenues and jobs will plummet. what about the rallies. >> in ohio -- >> reporter: all of those promises of jobs re-energizing coal. >> job, job, job. >> reporter: so if he is the energy coal president, why are coal plants still shutting down? >> i don't think it's 100% up to trump. i think he's got a lot of say-so in it. to me, it's poor business decisions. >> reporter: the mayor agrees