Scott Groene: Utah delegation can still advance legislation after monuments are restored History shows no reason to believe that Congress will ever settle the matter of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Excalante (Rick Bowmer | AP, pool) U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland tours near ancient dwellings along the Butler Wash trail during a visit to Bears Ears National Monument Thursday, April 8, 2021, near Blanding. By Scott Groene | Special to The Tribune | April 14, 2021, 5:30 p.m. Utah’s governor and congressional delegation are trying to block President Joe Biden from returning the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments to their original legal status. Instead, they claim under the rubric of “political certainty” that the monuments should be left unprotected for untold years while Utah politicians work out legislation.