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
Landslides may pose another risk for people in the path of natural gas pipelines9/18/2018
Shell is going forward with plans to construct a new natural gas pipeline, and even dangerous landslides may not get in the way
Coca-Cola may partner with cannabis firm to make CBD-infused drinks9/17/2018
Soda companies could profit off the cannabis and wellness trends
The Weekly Hack: Cryptocurrency gambling app gets hacked after mocking a competitor for getting hacked9/14/2018
Researchers say it takes several seconds for hackers to clone a Tesla Model S key fob and drive away
U.S. border officials warn that people who invest in legal weed could get banned from country9/14/2018
Canada recently legalized marijuana, but United States officials say they won’t recognize the law
Oil and gas industry will be free to leak methane under Trump proposal9/13/2018
An Obama-era effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions is once again on the chopping block
The Weekly Hack: Spy company accidentally rats out customers who paid to stalk others’ online habits9/7/2018
This September marks the Equifax hack’s first anniversary
Utah woman who crashed her Model S into fire truck sues, claiming Tesla oversold Autopilot9/7/2018
The woman says that a Tesla sales rep told her that Autopilot prevents cars from crashing into fixed objects
Amazon reaches $1 trillion at stock market despite PR battle over warehouse conditions9/5/2018
Amazon’s press team is in damage control mode over labor conditions, but market value is another story
Dallas fatality on Lime scooter is among the first linked to dockless e-scooter industry9/5/2018
Experts say that electric scooters can be dangerous at high speeds, but family members question whether another vehicle was involved
Non-citizens say that Bank of America is freezing their bank accounts without warning8/31/2018
People who had accounts with Bank of America for years say that the bank suddenly locked them out of their own accounts
KFC to give $11,000 to first baby named after founder8/31/2018
The money is meant to go towards the child’s education
Phoenix residents say that Waymo’s self-driving cars are a road hazard8/29/2018
Arizona has invited self-driving car companies to move there, and Phoenix locals are tired of it
Floridians are clamoring for medical marijuana jobs -- but state laws limit opportunity8/29/2018
In a state with ‘dysfunctional’ medical marijuana laws, people hoping for jobs face stringent background checks
Missouri is about to criminalize using the word ‘meat’ to sell meat substitutes8/28/2018
Missouri officials are ready to stand up for meat, whatever that means
The Weekly Hack: Hackers claiming to have secret recordings scam half a million in ‘sextortion’ scheme8/24/2018
The attackers don’t actually have the video that they claim to, but the message isn’t getting across to everyone
Woman sues Cabela’s for a crossbow lesson that ended with weapon recoiling into her eye8/22/2018
A Texas woman claims she was not given proper instructions before shooting a crossbow for the first time
Barnum’s Animals crackers drops cartoon cages on packaging after PETA complains8/21/2018
The century-old brand agreed to redesign its packaging to show animals roaming free
The Weekly Hack: Forget Bitcoin. The real financial disruptors are virtual bank robbers8/17/2018
Shortly after the FBI warned that banks across the world are vulnerable to a hacking attack, one happened
Coming to L.A. mass transit, a TSA contractor capable of ‘virtual pat-downs’8/16/2018
The Los Angeles Metro is the first mass transit system in the nation to adopt TSA technology
Vaping may cause lung disease, new study claims8/15/2018
Researchers say that vaping can damage important immune system cells that protect the lungs