Boeing’s plan to donate thousands of acres of land as protected open space may sound like an environmental victory—until you realize it’s the Santa Susana Field Lab, and they intend to leave the site contaminated before opening it to the public as a park.

Just weeks after granting the conservation easement, Boeing declared it no longer intended to clean the property to a standard safe for residential use. Instead, they proposed a less rigorous cleanup level suitable only for light recreation, such as hiking. This lower standard would allow the vast majority of chemical pollution to remain in the soil, saving Boeing tens—if not hundreds—of millions of dollars in cleanup costs while leaving future visitors exposed to toxic contamination.

Additionally, Boeing claims their easement will benefit the indigenous people who will visit the land. However, strict limitations in the easement agreement will prevent many indigenous practices such as hunting, gathering, fishing, the use of onsite material for basket weaving or making tools, drinking or use of the water, or camping overnight.