Molly Rauch

Molly Rauch is a mom who lives and works in Washington, DC. As Public Health Policy Director for Moms Clean Air Force, she builds relationships with public health organizations and develops alliances and partnerships with them. She also writes about public health science and policy for Moms Clean Air Force. 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

Coming Soon to a Highway Near You: Asthma, The Disease

Read about the high incidence of asthma in those living near highways and studies suggesting asthma causes include traffic pollution.

Why Congress Is Going Home Early

Protect Grandparents From Harmful Soot

Learn about soot pollution, how it harms our elderly family members and neighbors and why we should fight for stronger soot standards.

The Science Is Clear: Soot Harms Children

Read about statements by the mining industry falsely claiming that the science isn’t clear about the dangers of soot pollution.

The Effects Of Air Pollution On Prenatal Health: Interview With Dr. Frederica Perera

Read an interview with Dr. Frederica Perera, a professor who studies the effects of air pollution on prenatal health, and learn some of her findings.

Smoggiest May in Five Years

Find out why we had more smog in May than in the past five years, what causes it and what we need to do to stop ozone air pollution.

Taking Our Clean Air Message to the EPA

Read about Moms Clean Air Force member Molly Rauch and her trip to DC to deliver letters and testimony in support of carbon pollution standards.

Are We Mom Enough?

Join us in supporting pollution control standards, clean air, and toxin-free nutrition and know that we are mom enough to fight for our children’s health.

Top Ten Autism Suspects Identified By Brain Experts

Find out the top ten environmental pollutants suspected by scientists of being autism causes, where they come from and how to avoid them.

The State Of The Air 2012: ALA Reports The Good And The Bad

Find out the good and bad revealed in the American Lung Association’s 2012 State of the Air report about air quality in the United States.

Air Pollution Linked to Attention Problems And Anxiety in Children

Read about a new study that links in utero air pollution exposure from sources such as cars, trucks and burning coal to behavior problems in childhood.

Mommy Brain or Air Pollution?

Read about a study linking Alzheimer’s type brain damage in children and young people to high levels of air pollution.