At 1.88 million acres, Utahâs Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is larger than the combined footprints of the stateâs âMighty 5â national parks and the Cedar Breaks National Monument. Thatâs too big, according to a resolution approved Wednesday by the Utah Senate following passage last week in the House. HCR12 calls on Utahâs federal delegation to support a reduction or modification of the monument, which was created by then-President Bill Clinton in 1996. âTwenty years later, why sho...