Does anyone know of any new cryptocurrency project that uses PoW as its consensus mechanism? It seems to me that mineable coins are becoming extinct these days. We can blame the government for its false propaganda regarding the "high energy consumption" of PoW cryptocurrencies. Nowadays, 99% of new coins are centralized PoS. I'd be surprised if there's anything new on the market with PoW behind it.
Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much.

If you want to mine them, there's a list of new ones in here
https://miningpoolstats.stream/newcoinsBut i honestly think that those are not going anywhere, because of the propaganda you mentioned, and the fact that you can't trade them in dexes. If they don't have any funding they will be listed on some random free CEXes and won't get any traction.
And i disagree with PoS centralization, especially against new PoW coins that are mined in 2 mining pools and can be easily controlled just one mining farm. And stuff like that. Not every solution needs a new chain.