Molly Rauch

Molly Rauch

As public health policy director, Molly Rauch develops clean air campaigns, creates educational resources, manages media outreach, cultivates partnerships and collaborations with other organizations, and writes about public health, science, and policy.

She lives with her family in Washington, DC, where she serves on the District of Columbia’s Commission on Climate Change and Resiliency.

Her writing on environmental health has appeared in Goodhousekeeping.com, Parents.com, and Huffington Post, among other publications. A native New Yorker, she holds a master’s degree in public health.

Articles by Molly Rauch

Air Pollution Is Changing the Way We Raise Our Kids

A new report from the National Parks Conservation Association shows that the air in our national parks – a vast 85-million-acre system of 419 sites in every state, ranging from monuments to battlefields to historic sites and more – is also sub-par. In fact, 96% of our national parks are plagued with significant air pollution problems.

Moms Clean Air Force Testifies Before Congress on Defending Mercury Standards

Moms Clean Air Force’s Heather McTeer Toney joined other leading experts to testify in opposition to Trump’s EPA controversial proposal to undermine our country’s mercury pollution standards. “Why Administrator Wheeler would ever consider weakening a rule that protects babies’ brains is senseless.”

For All We Do…

For all we do, on Mother’s Day and everyday, let’s celebrate the power MOMS.

Declining Air Quality Threatens the Health of Millions

Read about the findings of the American Lung Association’s 2019 State of the Air Report, and find out how your local air quality fared.

How Much Asthma Does Traffic Pollution Cause in Your City?

Learn how traffic pollution causes asthma, adding to longstanding health concerns about living, working, and playing near traffic-related air pollution.

That Time Andrew Wheeler Lied About Climate Change (Again)

EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler’s latest tactic? Promote a policy that will vastly increase climate pollution, then lie about its climate impact.

Moms Testify at EPA Mercury Hearing

Dozens of Moms Clean Air Force members and staff from more than 15 states testified this week at the only public hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to attack the legal foundation of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.

Mercury Protections Draw Broad Support

Read about groups from lawmakers to industry leaders, faith leaders to medical professionals, who oppose Andrew Wheeler’s attack on mercury protections.

Experts Discuss How Trump’s EPA is Attacking Standards That Keep Our Families Safe from Mercury

Hear from experts from the health, faith, and social justice communities as they discuss the amorality of allowing companies to pollute our air.

Health Experts Warn of Dire Impacts of Climate Change

Read about a new report from the Lancet, detailing the negative health effects of extreme heat and climate change across the globe.

A Global View of Air Pollution

Read about the WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, dedicated to reducing air pollution and promoting climate safety.

Why Power Companies Want to Keep Mercury Standards

Last week, the White House and EPA launched a dangerous proposal that would ease restrictions on mercury pollution.