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A social media campaign urging President Joe Biden to reject an oil development project on Alaska's remote North Slope has rapidly gained steam on TikTok and other platforms, reflecting the unease many young Americans feel about climate change.

Tikigaq village corporation is handing operations of the Point Hope Native Store to rural retail chain Alaska Commercial Company.

The project has bipartisan support but has been criticized by locals and environmental groups.

An oil drilling venture on the North Slope of Alaska would create jobs and revenue for the region, but it would also generate a significant amount of pollution-causing oil. And thats made it a lightning-rod issue on social media.

"Young people need hope in the midst of a climate emergency," Elise Joshi, the acting executive director of Gen-Z for Change, told Newsweek.

When Elise Joshi posted a TikTok video about the Alaska oil drilling project known as Willow in early February, she didnt have high hopes it would go viral.

OPINION: Secretary Deb Haaland should stop ConocoPhillips Willow Project on Alaskas North Slope.

Biden's administration is expected to finalize its decision on whether to approve the ConocoPhillips Willow Project next week.

Biden's administration is expected to finalize its decision on whether to approve the ConocoPhillips Willow Project next week.

Biden's administration is expected to finalize its decision on whether to approve the ConocoPhillips Willow Project next week.