Can TikTokkers sway Biden on oil drilling? The #StopWillow campaign, explained

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A part of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System is seen in Fairbanks, Alaska in September 2019. Environmentalists say a proposed new drilling project, the Willow Master Development Plan, would disturb Alaska’s critical wildlife habitat with more surface-level oil infrastructure. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Any day now, the Biden administration is expected to decide whether to approve a controversial oil drilling project that’s become a galvanizing issue for Gen Zers passionate about climate change. They’ve taken their message to platforms like TikTok, amassing

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