Amy Martyn
Reporter
Amy Martyn is a writer and investigative reporter now based in San Diego by way of Tijuana, BC, Dallas, TX and Los Angeles, CA. She primarily writes about how consumers, taxpayers and businesses are affected by corporate and government policies.
Recent Articles
Big Pharma payments to doctors associated with higher opioid deaths1/21/2019
New research examines a trend that communities affected by the opioid crisis have suspected all along
Audi officials indicted for diesel cheating scandal1/18/2019
They face up to twenty years in prison
Amid government shutdown, Kia and Hyundai issue recall on cars that may randomly catch fire1/17/2019
The companies are only recalling a fraction of the cars that safety groups say pose a fire risk
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai refuses to talk to lawmakers about phone tracking during shutdown1/15/2019
The former Verizon attorney declined to participate in an emergency investigation into carriers’ handling of location data
The Weekly Hack: An annoyed man who lives with his parents is behind one of Germany’s biggest hacks1/11/2019
Hackers are raiding cryptocurrencies again
Nearly 300 people come down with stomach illness on Royal Caribbean cruise1/11/2019
A suspected norovirus outbreak cut a caribbean vacation short for 9,000 people
FDA stops routine inspections of food amid shutdown1/10/2019
Without paychecks, FDA workers were unable to investigate high risk food this week
Pollution in the United States got worse in 2018, new study shows1/9/2019
Emissions saw their sharpest increase since 2010
Cutting back on beef is necessary for human health and the planet, study says1/7/2019
The world’s growing demand for beef is unhealthy and unsustainable, the World Economic Forum says
The Weekly Hack: Hackers claim to have secret 9/11 documents, demand Bitcoin ransom1/4/2019
University employees in Kansas lost their paychecks in an email phishing scam
Arizonans slash tires and throw rocks at Google's self-driving cars1/3/2019
Residents claim that Waymo test cars are hazardous
Is your Explorer making you sick? Today is the last day that Ford will fix carbon monoxide leaks12/31/2018
December 31 is the deadline for Ford Explorer owners to take in cars that may be poisonous to drive
California’s first year of recreational legal weed was a major bust12/31/2018
The state nearly taxed and regulated its recreational marijuana industry out of business
Newspaper printing presses may have been targeted in cyberattacks12/31/2018
Some subscribers were unable to get their Saturday papers
TSA is switching to floppy-eared dogs to sniff for bombs and drugs12/31/2018
Dogs with floppy ears are less intimidating, the agency says
I’m sorry you feel that way: What corporations refused to apologize for in 201812/28/2018
Consumers often bear the brunt of corporate missteps. But not every brand was willing to say ‘sorry’ this year
As FDA congratulates meat industry for reducing drug use, advocates warn that antibiotic apocalypse still looms12/21/2018
While more work needs to be done, researchers are cautiously optimistic about a McDonald’s plan to reduce antibiotics in beef
Johnson & Johnson isn’t the only one who uses talc. Is it time to ditch all powdered makeup?12/20/2018
An attorney who handles asbestos lawsuits says she won’t let her daughter purchase any makeup in loose powder form
Elon Musk unveils a bumpy concrete tunnel to skeptical reporters12/20/2018
‘We kind of ran out of time,’ Musk said of the tunnel
The Weekly Hack: Save the Children gave $1 million to con artists12/14/2018
Home electric car chargers don’t need wifi capabilities, researchers warn