Abstract
This essay examines the failure to remediate Sites of National Interest (Sins) through the lens of environmental justice. To this end, the chapter first analyses the concept of environmental justice and its theoretical developments from a comparative perspective. It then addresses the lack of remediation of Sins and examines how this translates into a form of environmental injustice for the affected communities. The essay explores several dimensions of environmental justice, including the lack of recognition of communities, the unequal distribution of environmental risks, the absence of resident participation, and the deprivation of community capabilities.