Marlena Chertock (she/her)

.@fairfieldoh's first renewable energy project is expected to start generating electricity by summer. My latest for @ECmagdotcom: ecmag.com/magazine/artic… #SolarFarm #RenewableEnergy #Renewables #GreenEnergy

Salary growth for women has slowed in #CleanEnergy & #sustainability, but others have seen increased compensation. Learn more this #InternationalWomansDay ecmag.com/magazine/artic… via @ECmagdotcom @WRISEnergy #GreenEnergy #GreenEnergyJobs #RenewableEnergy #RenewableEnergyJobs

This first-generation nontraditional student returned after a 20-year hiatus. "I'm creating legacy for my children,” said Beloved Dillard. “There's a transformation that happens at college that you will not get anyplace else." uncf.org/the-latest/go-… @ITCAtlanta @UNCF

Kembriah Parker was the first woman to receive her pilot license through @UNCF-member institution @TuskegeeUniv's relaunched aviation science program — decades after the Tuskegee Airmen, the country's first Black military pilots, were trained there uncf.org/the-latest/tus…

While women have experienced increased compensation in #CleanEnergy & sustainability sectors, overall salary growth has slowed & market uncertainty is encouraging some to leave the industry, according to report from @WRISEnergy. My latest for @ECmagdotcom: ecmag.com/magazine/artic…

A #SolarFarm built on the former site of a landfill in Brooklyn, Ohio, is expanding. Meanwhile, nearby Cleveland is facing setbacks with its Harvard Road Landfill solar project. My latest for @ECmagdotcom ecmag.com/magazine/artic… #RenewableEnergy #LandfillSolar #SolarPower

BREAKING: Another victim of the Sydney Chanukah party attack has been identified as Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman. Alex died saving his wife of five decades, Larissa. The elderly couple was celebrating with friends and family when the massacre began. That is who the terrorists murdered: Holocaust survivors and children.

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE BONDI BEACH MASSACRE IN SYDNEY: - Around 2,000 people were celebrating the first night of Chanukah at a family event organized by Chabad in Bondi Beach. - Two shooters opened fire, firing approximately 60 rounds over about 10 minutes before police intervened. - So far, reports indicate 11 people killed and dozens injured. - Among the victims identified are Chabad rabbi Eli Schlanger, Holocaust survivor Alex Kleytman, and a child. - A heroic unarmed civilian, Ahmed Al Ahmad, stopped one of the shooters and seized his rifle, saving many lives. He was shot twice during the attack but is expected to make a full recovery. - One shooter was killed, and the other was arrested. - An explosive device was found near the scene in the terrorist’s car. - One of the shooters has been identified as Naveed Akram, a Pakistani national. - Israel is investigating whether the Iranian regime was involved in the attack. This is what “globalize the intifada” means: innocent civilians murdered thousands of miles away from Gaza while celebrating Chanukah.

In 1931 in Kiel, Germany, Rachel Posner, the wife of a rabbi, took this picture. On the back of the photograph she wrote: “‘Death to Judah,’ so the flag says. ‘Judah lives forever,’ so the light answers.” The light will continue to answer the darkness. Happy Hanukkah.

The @artsclubdc 2026 Pride Poet-in-Residence poets will be hosting free writing workshops starting in January through #PrideMonth in June. My workshop on March 24 will center queer homage. Come write with us! eventbrite.com/cc/pride-poetr… #QueerHomage #AfterPoems

My cohort includes: Gregory Adams, Xochi Quetzali Cartland, Angelique Palmer, & Nico Penaranda. I’m excited to be in community with these poets, read their work, attend their workshops, & soak in the queer literary goodness eventbrite.com/cc/pride-poetr… #PoetryWritingWorkshop

Sharing some exciting news: I’m honored to have been selected for the 2026 Pride Poet-in-Residence program at @artsclubdc! Huge thanks to @fan_belt, who spearheads this program. Learn more about the upcoming #WritingWorkshops: marlenachertock.substack.com/p/arts-club-of… #PoetryWorkshop #QueerPoets

The Smithsonian is in the process of reopening our museums, research centers, and the National Zoo. For the latest updates and opening information, please visit si.edu/visit and check back regularly as information may change.

Crowds of young professionals have been lining up to get advice — and hugs — from other people’s bubbes. One recurring sentiment: I wish my own bubbe was still around to ask about this. 💔 washingtonpost.com/style/2025/10/… via ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ washingtonpost.com/style/2025/10/…

I reached a milestone in freelance writing this year — 100 articles written for @ECmagdotcom! 💡📝⚡ marlenachertock.substack.com/p/100-articles…

The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery, including an infamous photo of an enslaved man’s scars, at multiple national parks via ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

In the last few years we've seen: - The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer - The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC - The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi - Multiple assassination attempts against Trump - The assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of on State Senator John Hoffman and his wife - Luigi Mangione's assassination of Brian Thompson - The assassination of Charlie Kirk Political violence is contagious. It is spreading. It is not confined to one side or belief system. It should terrify us all. The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in it without fear of violence. Political violence is always an attack against us all. You have to be so blind not to see that.

#Suicide is a workplace risk that must be discussed. It doesn’t go away when we ignore it, and mental health issues can fester and worsen if not treated. Read more: ecmag.com/magazine/artic… via @ECmagdotcom #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealth #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #WSPD

Gooey, fresh out of the oven "Puberty cookies". And the #SealeyChallenge. Read more: marlenachertock.substack.com/p/gooey-fresh-… #newsletter #poetry #SummerCamp #JewishSummerCamp #Substack

A train derails & releases at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous chemicals in the U.S. about once every 2 months. Many communities along the rail lines aren’t prepared to keep people safe when it happens cnsmaryland.org/off-the-rails/ via @CNSmd @HowardCenterUMD