Update Github issue templates to use issue forms

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml

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+name: Bug or Issue Report
+description: Report a bug or issue with HEMCO
+title: "Put a one-line description here"
+labels: ["category: Bug"]
+body:
+  - type: input
+    id: name
+    attributes:
+      label: Your name
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: affiliation
+    attributes:
+      label: Your affiliation
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: what-happened
+    attributes:
+      label: What happened? What did you expect to happen?
+      placeholder: Describe your issue
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: steps-to-reproduce
+    attributes:
+      label: What are the steps to reproduce the bug?
+      placeholder: Explain what you did
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: log-files
+    attributes:
+      label: Please attach any relevant configuration and log files.
+      description: Drag and drop files like the HEMCO log file, HEMCO_Config.rc, HEMCO_Diagn.rc, and build_info/summarize_build here. You may need to rename files to end in .txt first.
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: input
+    id: version
+    attributes:
+      label: What HEMCO version were you using?
+      placeholder: e.g. 3.9.0
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: machine
+    attributes:
+      label: What environment were you running HEMCO on?
+      multiple: true
+      options:
+        - Local cluster
+        - AWS
+        - Personal computer
+        - Other (please explain below)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: compiler-version
+    attributes:
+      label: What compiler and version were you using?
+      placeholder: e.g. gcc 10.2.0, ifort 19.0.5.281
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: implemenation
+    attributes:
+      label: Will you be addressing this bug yourself?
+      description: If Yes, please also assign this issue to yourself (if possible)
+      multiple: false
+      options:
+        - "Yes"
+        - "Yes, but I will need some help"
+        - "No"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: configuration
+    attributes:
+      label: In what configuration were you running HEMCO?
+      multiple: false
+      options:
+        - Standalone
+        - GCClassic
+        - GCHP
+        - Other (please explain in additional information section below)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: resolution
+    attributes:
+      label: As what resolution were you running HEMCO?
+      placeholder: "e.g. 4x5, 2x2.5, 0.5x0.625, 0.25x0.3125"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: meteorology
+    attributes:
+      label: What meterology fields did you use?
+      multiple: false
+      options:
+        - GEOS-FP
+        - GEOS-IT
+        - MERRA-2
+        - GCAP 2.0
+        - Other (please explain in additional information section below)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional-info
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional information
+      description: Please provide any additional information here that you think might be relevant.
+    validations:
+      required: false

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/new-feature.yml

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+name: Feature Request
+description: Request a new HEMCO feature
+title: "Put a one-line description here"
+labels: ["category: Feature Request"]
+body:
+  - type: input
+    id: name
+    attributes:
+      label: Your name
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: affiliation
+    attributes:
+      label: Your affiliation
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: feature-description
+    attributes:
+      label: Provide a clear and concise overview of the new feature requested.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: reference
+    attributes:
+      label: Reference(s)
+      description: If this is a science update, please provide a literature citation.
+      placeholder: "e.g. Bey et al., Global modeling of tropospheric chemistry with assimilated meteorology: Model description and evaluation, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,073-23,096, 2001."
+    validations:
+      required: false
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: implemenation
+    attributes:
+      label: Will you be implementing this feature yourself?
+      description: If Yes, please also assign this issue to yourself (if possible)
+      multiple: false
+      options:
+        - "Yes"
+        - "Yes, but I will need some help"
+        - "No"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: additional-info
+    attributes:
+      label: Additional information
+      description: Please provide any additional information here that you think might be relevant.
+    validations:
+      required: false

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question-discussion.yml

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+name: Question or Discussion
+description: Ask a question about HEMCO or start a discussion
+title: "Put a one-line description here"
+labels: ["category: Question"]
+body:
+  - type: input
+    id: name
+    attributes:
+      label: Your name
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: input
+    id: affiliation
+    attributes:
+      label: Your affiliation
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    attributes:
+      label: Please provide a clear and concise description of your question or discussion topic.
+    validations:
+      required: true

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

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 Name:
 Institution:
 
-### Confirm you have reviewed the following documentation
-
-- [ ] [Contributing guidelines](https://hemco.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/CONTRIBUTING.html)
-
 ### Describe the update
 
 Please provide a clear and concise overview of the update.
@@ -19,6 +15,6 @@ Please provide details on how this update will impact model output and include p
 
 If this is a science update, please provide a literature citation.
 
-### Related Github Issue(s)
+### Related Github Issue
 
-Please link to the corresponding Github issue here. If fixing a bug, there should be an issue describing it with steps to reproduce.
+Please link to the corresponding Github issue(s) here. If fixing a bug, there should be an issue describing it with steps to reproduce.

CHANGELOG.md

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 ## [Unreleased] - TBD
 ### Added
 - GitHub Action config file `.github/workflows/stale.yml`, which replaces StaleBot
- 
+
 ### Removed
-- GitHub config files `.github/stale.yml` and `.github/no-response.yml` 
+- GitHub config files `.github/stale.yml` and `.github/no-response.yml`
+
+### Changed
+- Converted Github issue templates into issue forms using YAML definition files
 
 ## [3.8.1] - 2024-04-02
 ### Changed