dumping of carbon pollution from our power plants and complete new pollution standards for both new and existing power plants. >> reporter: we went to west virginia this week to talk to the people who are directly affected by the obama administration's so-called war on coal to get a feel for how their lives are changing. john toth, for example, is a retired minder who spent over 25 years digging coal and working in related industries. >> my son makes his living by doing subcontracting work in the coal industry, and i have a couple grandchildren, one of which is going to west virginia university right now to get a degree, a mining engineering degree, and, you know, hopefully the coal industry will be around for them to make a living like i did. >> i think that he did exactly what he said he was going to do, he's going to ruin the coal industry. that's what he's been trying to do, and i don't think it really -- personal opinion --