Author: 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.

Trick Or Treat? Why Halloween Scares Moms

BY Molly Rauch ON October 27, 2014

Halloween preparations are in full swing in our house. But I have a confession to make — I force a stiff smile when my kids squeal in excitement about the trick or treating. Because if there’s anything that raises my Mommy hackles, it’s Halloween. And...

TOPICS: Motherhood, Toxics

Interview With Asthma Doctor, Janet A. Phoenix

BY Molly Rauch ON October 14, 2014

As the EPA nears a court-ordered deadline to update its pollution standard for ground-level ozone, or smog, I’ve been learning more about how ozone affects my taxed-but-not-represented hometown of Washington, DC. I spoke recently with Janet A. Phoenix, MD, MPH, Assistant Research Professor in the...

TOPICS: Asthma, Clean Air Rules and Regulations, EPA, Washington DC

Schools and Chemical Plants Are The Worst Neighbors

BY Molly Rauch ON September 26, 2014

When moms think about toxic chemicals and our families, we often think about the chemicals we bring into our homes, such as cleaning products and food containers, and the day-to-day low-level exposures that may result. But our families are also at risk of catastrophic, high-level...

TOPICS: Air Pollution, Toxics

People’s Climate March: 10 Reasons Why This Mom is Marching

BY Molly Rauch ON September 15, 2014

I’ll be in New York City, my hometown, on Sunday, September 21, marching with thousands of others who want to see meaningful action on climate change. Why am I marching? 1. Because climate change is real. It is happening now. Scientists have measured it,...

TOPICS: Climate Change, Motherhood, New York

Is Your Child One of Millions at Risk of Toxic Chemical Exposure?

BY Molly Rauch ON September 11, 2014

What if you knew that your child was at risk of being exposed to a catastrophic chemical disaster just by going to school? As the mom of three school-age kids, I think a lot about my kids’ school. Not just the academic school, but the...

TOPICS: Schools, Social Justice, Toxics

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