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Utah senators push bill to block presidents from creating or enlarging national monuments in Utah

The move comes as Joe Biden takes steps toward expanding Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante.

(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) An aerial view of land designated for Bears Ears National Monument in 2018. Utah's senators are pushing legislation that would block presidents from creating or enlarging national monuments in Utah using the 1906 Antiquities Act.