NORWELL, Mass. (AP) _ Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $67.1 million.

On a per-share basis, the Norwell, Massachusetts-based company said it had net income of $1.22. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were $1.19 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 78 cents per share.

The environmental services company posted revenue of $926.5 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $845.5 million.

Clean Harbors shares have risen 26% since the beginning of the year. The stock has increased 56% in the last 12 months.

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